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		john-n on Aug 15, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ViaCycle (YC S12) Is A Zipcar For Bikes, Coming To... Dublin bikes is a huge success, but is heavily subsidised by a private firm in return for advertising space around the city, along with some local government investment.

Evbn on Aug 16, 2012 [–]

If they are paying for ads, it is a subsidy? No one says Google is subsidized by AdWords customers.

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