> Taxpayer dollars go into funding tons of research that has led to automation improvements. Why shouldn’t taxpayers get some sort of return on that investment?

> Taxpayer dollars go into funding tons of research that has led to automation improvements. Why shouldn’t taxpayers get some sort of return on that investment? But I am getting return on my investments: shipping costs will go down and, as a result, the toilet paper I've ordered online will be 5c cheaper and arrive 2h faster.