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I got into an argument with a friend and would like this subreddit thoughts on the subject matter. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

There's a private company that is making a widget, but they used taxpayers dollars finance the production of the widget.

I find it offensive that taxpayers dollars are being used to subsidize costs in the private businesses and contributing to profits in the private sector. I asked why doesn't the government just make it themselves.

The response was the government can not make a profit off its citizen, and we're a capitalistic country, not a socialist country.

My response was, so we're just giving the money away and his response was that its ok sinc