when things are new they get work done. then they hand it to others who squander it because they never had to build it. what youre describing was 45 years ago.

when things are new they get work done. then they hand it to others who squander it because they never had to build it. what youre describing was 45 years ago. since that time tax funded research has become a “cushy job” where the politics matters far more than the output. the real work is done in private R&D where you actually have to get things done. no stealing money from people en mass to fund it.