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No. There's no guarantee that taxpayers money would be used for a better endeavor if it was used otherwise. And the very definition of better endeavor is pret
by Majestic121 5y ago
No.
There's no guarantee that taxpayers money would be used for a better endeavor if it was used otherwise.
And the very definition of better endeavor is pretty shaky in any case.
So one can debate on whether optimal resource allocation is done by the government or private individuals, but it is not 'surely' better to have the government allocate the resources.
- TheOtherHobbes 5y agoWhy does the richest individual on the planet need a handout of government cash for a project he wants to pursue anyway? Will there be any element of cheap subsidised access to space in return for the government's investment? Or is it exactly what it seems to be - a no-strings handout? As for better endeavours - perhaps you're underestimating the economic utility of a single payer health care system which wouldn't bankrupt 500,000 individuals a year. (For example.)