• GBU_28@lemm.ee
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    22 days ago

    A fair point indeed, but that’s not how it is. Public dollars were funneled one-way into private infra, in many cases.

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      22 days ago

      but that’s not how it is

      Doesn’t mean it can’t be that way, though, One way nationalization also exists.

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        22 days ago

        The world runs on contacts, and those dollars were spent around the globe. There are examples of what you say, with mali considering reclaiming ml. Nationalization can have a chilling effect on industry, but depending on your affiliations this isn’t really an issue