Had to scroll three-quarters of the way down the page to find the first person who read the article. Hi!

Hi! :)

but this is absurd levels of subsidy. Seems too much to be believed.

Get the monopoly established, then you work on making it profitable. Being the only game in town is more important to them right now.

Is it sustainable? of course not. Does that matter to the people who want ALL of the money, not just some of the money? of course not.