Comments on: SpaceX seeks more government money for Texas spaceport https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-seeks-more-government-money-for-texas-spaceport/ Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:29:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: ken anthony https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-seeks-more-government-money-for-texas-spaceport/#comment-1039386 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:29:20 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=49994#comment-1039386 He’s just doing what a business guy is supposed to do. I once had a company change things around that actually made my job easier, so what did I do? Asked and received a raise because change.

If you think that’s wrong, fire the representatives that aren’t doing their jobs.

]]> By: fred https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-seeks-more-government-money-for-texas-spaceport/#comment-1039379 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:29:35 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=49994#comment-1039379 I generally am not in favor of the gov’t paying for a business activities. Despite Having read the article, it is not clear what the money would be used for.

If it were used to build a road (public), or dredge a shipping channel (public), or build powerlines (public) I can definitely see this argument for this.

While it is true that a company like SpaceX will bring in local tax revenue of one sort or another, I don’t think that is a proper reason to funnel tax dollars into things just for SpaceX.

]]> By: wayne https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-seeks-more-government-money-for-texas-spaceport/#comment-1039366 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:00:43 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=49994#comment-1039366 just for fun…
Paper Moon (1973)
“Car Scene”
https://youtu.be/IEQc-wtHAlw
2:11

]]> By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-seeks-more-government-money-for-texas-spaceport/#comment-1039363 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:21:14 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=49994#comment-1039363 In reply to Joe Latrell.

Joe Latrell: Duh. You are correct. I was not thinking. I have corrected the post.

]]> By: Joe Latrell https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-seeks-more-government-money-for-texas-spaceport/#comment-1039362 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:17:17 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=49994#comment-1039362 You mean New Mexico and not Texas, correct?

]]> By: Robert Pratt https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-seeks-more-government-money-for-texas-spaceport/#comment-1039361 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:08:21 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=49994#comment-1039361 Seems to me that the customer failed in its due diligence engineering studies and thus should have to pay the costs from its own pocket:

“The slower-than-expected rate of development at the Boca Chica spaceport is partly the result of difficulties building on the beach after the bedrock proved to be deeper than expected and the water table turned out to be higher than expected, prompting SpaceX to bring in hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of new soil to stabilize the site to support future structures.”

]]> By: wayne https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-seeks-more-government-money-for-texas-spaceport/#comment-1039360 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:00:54 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=49994#comment-1039360 “Please sir, I want some more”
https://youtu.be/upD6cB9Rzvk
0:10)

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