You don't even need those sorts of justifications, because government investment is historically how things got built. The Great American Giant (Intel) could n

You don't even need those sorts of justifications, because government investment is historically how things got built. The Great American Giant (Intel) could never have existed without massive R&D spend in the post-war period, not to mention the fact that it more recently had its ass completely whipped by a government-funded company (the aptly-named Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited). But, anyways, the answer to your question is: because government ==== bad.