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0 pointsmbesto4y ago0 comments

> Why does the government get to take money from me, risk free, when I'm the one taking the risks and starting a company which, if successful and grows, will employ many people?

Why do you get to use the internet my tax dollars paid for? That same internet that your startup so heavily requires to function, heck, even exist?

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grapist4204y ago

okay but the adage of “VC profit is mostly the huge winners”, so your marginal benefit goes down only at the highest valuation companies, and does that really harm much?

There’s a great argument that yes, I’d rather have Elon be able to pump billions into spaceX or bezos billions into his ventures than have poor people spend them, but incentives? No clue, genuinely

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0 pointsmbesto4y ago0 comments

> Why does the government get to take money from me, risk free, when I'm the one taking the risks and starting a company which, if successful and grows, will employ many people?

Why do you get to use the internet my tax dollars paid for? That same internet that your startup so heavily requires to function, heck, even exist?

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grapist4204y ago

okay but the adage of “VC profit is mostly the huge winners”, so your marginal benefit goes down only at the highest valuation companies, and does that really harm much?

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