Other than paying SpaceX to go to the international space station, which actually saves NASA money, how much of their space program been financed with government money?
Please provide a source showing it has saved the government money.
SpaceX has received 4.9 billion in subsidies, on top of nasa training all the astronauts, maintaining the launch sites, paying for each launch, and FCC just gave SpaceX 900 million investment for their space based internet project.
Private space companies are just a way to siphon off money for the rich out of a government program or service. Also see MIC, private prisons, charter schools, private utilities, toll roads, etc...
They never actually save money, they just create a profit motive and a new lobbyist interest to bribe our politicians to sell us out.