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2.0 Do you believe U.S. military contracts with Boeing amount to subsidies? Have these types of payments provided with unfair advantages? Justify your answer.
First and foremost, we do believe that U.S. military contracts with Boeing are amount to subsidies. News stated that Boeing received at least $5.3 billion in its improper subsidies in order to develop the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and other jet models. The funding of $5.3 billion came from the U.S. Department of Defense according to the New York Times on November, 2011. In addition, the U.S government also involved in giving subsidies back then in a huge amount which is reported more than $23 billion. The $23 billion subsidized from indirect government such as Pentagon and NASA for research

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