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google is not and never was your friend, it is a dictator tool: Degoogle (i.redd.it)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

I think a municipal economic development corporation grant could be an answer.

EDCs exist in lots of cities. The usual setup is they're given a percentage of local sales tax, and they provide grants to businesses to move into town or start up. When the business is sucessful, they'll end up paying back more in taxes than was given to them initially, both through direct taxes, but also by providing higher-paying jobs for residents, who will pay more in their property taxes and spend money at local businesses, bringing in more sales tax.

The EDC could pay for the startup to provide the service locally, and then it can spread to other cities, who can either pay for it as a municipal service, or through subscriptions.