the federal government didn’t subsidize Rockefeller or Durant/Ford at the advent of the of the oil industry and ICE vehicle market. Both were well developed by the time Eisenhower started the government build out of the interstate highway system - which was a combo defense/commerce project.
Similar for railroad systems and mining industries. The government gave incentives but didn’t place the burden on the tax payers for the development of those industries
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