Well, one reason could be suggesting that government spending is the necessary ingredient for innovation, which is faintly preposterous. The government spends a

Well, one reason could be suggesting that government spending is the necessary ingredient for innovation, which is faintly preposterous. The government spends a huge proportion of the economy's earned wealth, so, yes, it's going to be involved in a lot of innovation. There are no controlled studies showing that as much or more innovation would not have happened regardless. Moreover, innovation is proceeding apace even thought some folks seem to think the government isn't spending enough.