Originally Posted by
readywhenyouare
Wow, it appears I am one of the few supporters of a free market on FT. It's quite alarming that you think the taxpayers should be supporting private industries.
I'm a staunch free market and free trade supporter. But I don't let it turn into dogmatism that clouds my ability to see how complex markets and geopolitics actually work.
The Situation has done a superb job of laying out some of the realities of the global aerospace industry and the simple truth is that all major aerospace companies will be subsidized by their respective governments for the foreseeable future as a matter of economic and military national security. It cannot be just simplified as you've suggested to:
Originally Posted by
readywhenyouare
no subsidies, tax breaks, etc for anyone