• EvilBit@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Most or all of your examples have meaningfully valid competitors in the space. SpaceX does not, at least not yet.

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        1 year ago

        No, it’s that as an effective monopoly, it has unreasonable power over the government.

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          You’re 17 years too late to use that argument in good faith. Not only is SpaceX not a monopoly (because there are many other companies you can buy launch services from in the USA) but because that wasn’t the case in 2006 when Boeing and Lockheed (with USA government consent!) created a TRUE launch monopoly by merging to create ULA (United Launch Alliance).