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The number is $20B for a "technology of the future" project because if you would propose a number 20x larger the project would never get started. How are you g
by neuronic 7y ago
The number is $20B for a "technology of the future" project because if you would propose a number 20x larger the project would never get started.
How are you going to justify $1.2 trillion to tax payers for something ephemeral that might work or not, all while their kids cannot get toilet paper in school?
$20bn is kind of "normal" in government spending and those numbers are quickly forgotten.
On the other hand, the yearly US defense budget is already half of that amount and the loud voices do not care.