But the government can give no financial help to business that it does not first or finally take from business. The government’s funds all come from taxes. Even the much vaunted “government credit” rests on the assumption that its loans will ultimately be repaid out of the proceeds of taxes.
There's an argument for the government to make an investment towards is own ends (not profitability but national and economic vitality) by offering credit to persons who would not be served by the reasonable interests of non national corporations
