Well it's a bit like how I see universal healthcare. Would it be worth paying billions for? Oh absolutely. Do I believe the current US Gov could actually take all the money in the world and make it happen in a way I'd be happy with? LOL.

This short-termism seems like it's been America's chief problem through the centuries.

"We need slavery - our economy will fall apart without it!"

"We need Standard Oil and US Steel - splitting them apart would be a catastrophe!"

"We need universal healthcare - a public option would place undue burden on insurance companies!"

"We need Boeing - our foreign competitors would eat us up otherwise!"

At some point, it's time to admit that the long-term pain is not worth the short-term benefits we get from naive economic policies.

1 - not short-termism

2 - comparing a minor economic investment ($8B on a $23T gdp) to slavery, and the economic system built on slavery, is the stupidest thing I've read this week, so, well, congrats. I guess?

3 - not a naive economic policy; US government investment built silicon valley and that's going ok.

Try being a green badge at Intel and then get back to me