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by minimuffins 1876 days ago
> and we do need to fix that

I can't see any way of fixing it that doesn't entail interfering with the (supposedly) natural operations of profit seeking in the market.

At some point we need a state (or somebody or something that is in charge and able to reconfigure and manage economic processes "from above"), some agent or authority to be able to say, "Build this. Don't build that. Do it even if it doesn't make any money." Or we'll eventually experience our own very profitable self negation.

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What's your describing is also known as "subsidizing", a term you may have seen in the headline.
You think that's enough? I guess we'll find out.
It's absolutely capable of being enough if the subsidy is enough money.