[mendort]

Oh my goodness. We can't know what causes of a phenomenon are simply by observing it? Stop the presses.

[untog]

I suspected I shouldn't have copy and pasted that quote because everyone would react to it and not, say, the comprehensive report on the subject we're talking about that I linked to.

The point is that governments are throwing money at companies without really having any idea if it is a good idea. The data is - at best - unclear.