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> And of course, I have my car (and uber as a backup) Do you have your own paved road infrastructure, or are you relying on others to pay for that? Road infras
by chriswarbo 5y ago
> And of course, I have my car (and uber as a backup)
Do you have your own paved road infrastructure, or are you relying on others to pay for that? Road infrastructure for low-density housing is a net drain on the public purse (unlike e.g. free healthcare, space exploration, etc. which are a net win, economically)
- adwn 5y ago> (unlike e.g. free healthcare, space exploration, etc. which are a net win, economically) I'm a big fan of space exploration, but I seriously doubt that it's an economic net win.
- chriswarbo 5y agohttps://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2020_nasa_eir_brochure_for_fy19.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2020_na... estimates a "total economic output" of 64 billion dollars from Nasa activities in 2019, for a budget of 21.5 billion.