This 21 billion will be spent on a similar project someday, anyway. This kind of research cannot just be written off... It is also nothing compared to (for exam

This 21 billion will be spent on a similar project someday, anyway. This kind of research cannot just be written off... It is also nothing compared to (for example) the amount of money being spent by private companies on useless gimmicks. You are not paying for these directly with taxes, but you are paying indirectly anyway, if you think about it...