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I have always wondered why the US government never took advantage of this sort of thing to make serious money. Just think of a massive extraterrestrial-themed r

I have always wondered why the US government never took advantage of this sort of thing to make serious money. Just think of a massive extraterrestrial-themed resort in the desert in the vicinity of Area 51. Think of all the licensing deals.

ianai 7y ago
People don’t actually want the government to be a for profit enterprise. It would mean the government being influenced by private interests with money.
- ryacko 7y ago
  They government prefers to grant franchise licenses to organized crime.
- cabaalis 7y ago
  > It would mean the government being influenced by private interests with money. This is the only way government is influenced. I know, I've worked there.
awad 7y ago
That's not really the business they're in but nothing stopping you from doing it!
- i_feel_great 7y ago
  I already thought of that but it would be difficult because it is far less "believable" if an individual manufactured these things than if the government did it. That is why things like all those Lochness Monster hotels go broke all the time. People start disbelieving that stuff quickly.