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- Will hotroddy kindly provide us a list of free markets? Try not to include any companies or industries that get subsidies. Good luck with that Captain America!utopian
- Mr. Amazon Prime Member, before I answer, are we talking gov't subsidies? ie. Name vertical business that don't receive subsidies?hotroddy
- *vertical marketshotroddy
- @utopian. That’s the same type of dumb ass ‘clever’ comment as those that claim 60million humans died because of communism in the middle of the last century.Morning_star
- @utopian, how about big tech companies like apple, facebook, Microsoft and twitter? feels like gov't is always reaching into their pockets instead of vice versahotroddy
- How much did Apple pay in taxes again?formed
- Where is your list Captain America?
*Cricketsutopian - Pu up or shut up.utopian
- I already gave you 5 examples above, Mr. VIP Prime Memberhotroddy
- Would Mr. Gold Card Holding Amazon Member like more examples?hotroddy
- Where is your list I don't see it?utopian
- The 5th post from the top.hotroddy
- You mean all (4) of those companies that receive (state & federal) tax subsidies, have off-shore tax shelters and pay zero tax. Okay that capitalism, LMAO.utopian
- What federal subsidies do they receive? They are typically sued by the govt for anti trust. The fact that they have tax shelters is the opposite of socialism.hotroddy
- If they were run by the govt they’d be broke.hotroddy
- I don’t blame you for not knowing the difference. I blame the American public schools. I think we can agree they deserve more fundinghotroddy
- It is by no will of the govt they receive tax breaks. The govt would love to tax the shit out of them but for more $$$. But They have good CPAs.hotroddy
- Subsidies is when the govt willingly gives you money.hotroddy
- Like the steel industry or agriculture.hotroddy
- ...mr Amazon prime member. :)hotroddy