• jumjummy@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Definitely need more subsidies or grants for domestic research. Though I don’t see the government owned company idea working mainly due to how capitalism is implemented here. The government tends to not directly compete with private entities.

    Fully agree with clamping down (via higher taxes or something similar) on the giant vehicles and the loopholes they can abuse today.

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      5 months ago

      Oh yeah, Americans would riot before buying basic goods from the government. Still it’s something that would be legal and is an option. Even floating the idea seriously could cause the auto makers to remember how to make those minimum amenity hatchbacks.