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by functionoid 5284 days ago
Really Washington? Do you see what is happening to Boeing?

You are missing the point it is not about software company or manufacturing company sooner or later we all will get affected. It is about the path of self destruction Democrats are taking us on with their ideological thinking and and selfish behavior to remain in power.
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rdl 5283 days ago
No one will really hurt a 50-200 person tech company. If you're a large company, sure, I could see some extortion potential.

There are a lot of things WA politicians are doing which seem reasonable, especially compared to other states. There are a lot of factors besides government; Seattle happens to be a great tech place for computer security, and UW is really good. WA people and weather are nice, and it is a good place to live.

If it is just about minimum regulation, startups would all be in NV and WY. Very few are.

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ojbyrne 5282 days ago
So you're really going to use the example of one of the most heavily government-subsidized businesses ever to advance the cause of deregulation?
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functionoid 5282 days ago
Never heard of building aircraft (Boeing) as government subsidized. If you are talking about solar panels then yes.
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rdl 5282 days ago
Boeing gets massive government assistance. Aside from their Defense and Space business (which is facing some serious problems now) which is basically direct federal money, US trade policy encourages sale of commercial aircraft internationally.

Big industrial companies selling overseas get much more assistance from the federal government than any small computer company hacker news people would be familiar with. The US does this a lot less than most countries, too, but it definitely exists.

Boeing has far closer ties to the government than a tech startup would.

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