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Evil or Incompetent?

The Young Turks

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The Myth of Maritocracy in America

A factory was built on the promise of up to one point three billion dollars in tax benefits over two decades. Since then, texass travis county has offered a 14 point seven million dollars a at minimum, tax break for the building of a tesla factory. The government plays a role in not only subsidizing these private companies, but more importantly, in providing the seed money when they try to get these ventures started. I think there's a misconception about how people who get accepted into these institutions are the brightest, the smartest, the best, an the best.

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