[don_draper]

Because much of what the government does it solely for corporations. Take the agency US AID. They are not a charity. I had lunch with a high level official and asked him what he did and he said mostly it was to help drum up business abroad for US corporations. They should pay for this service. I could go on about the DoD...

[jotm]

no sheet. Of course, they do it to increase the number of business opportunities for US (and all other) companies. More people who play the game means more workers or buyers, means the economic show goes on...