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Originally Posted by albed
I wouldn't say "lots" but your picks are hilarious; railroads were a morass of government corruption, shoddy construction, and monopolistic abuse in the 17th century, the government actually fought off private investment aimed at taking the internet public for a time, and the billions of dollars wasted and lives lost with that space shuttle boondoggle are a mark of government incompetence that even a semi-literate surf-monkey should know about.
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corruption and waste is a moot point - these are investments in technology that were advanced in giant leaps because of government-industry collaboration and they spun off hundreds of successful industries. but it's fun to force you to argue with success.
