[monero-xmr]

Funneling massive amounts of taxpayer dollars perhaps made sense in a pre-internet age where central planning of research was potentially more efficient when capital moved slowly and wasn’t large enough to fund such endeavors. I truly think that time passed decades ago.

I would entertain arguments for situations where huge amounts of taxpayer dollars might be required because the private sector doesn’t show up. But the bar has to be way, way higher than it has been.

[Yeul]

Funneling massive amounts of taxpayer money is how China caught up.

Look I get it those with good incomes in America want to pay less taxes because they can take care of themselves.