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watoos

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9. How can you call nuclear power plants capitalism?

Reply to yaesu (Reply #7)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 11:06 PM

Mar 2019

The power plants are subsidized with taxpayer dollars. Who insures power plants? Not privatized companies, taxpayers are on the hook.

Power plants are an example of privatizing the profits and Socializing the costs.

Power plants are an example of crony capitalism, or even a form of Socialism.

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Well, of course they do..... Red Mountain Mar 2019 #8