The government is not a business. It shouldn't act as a business. There's FAR more value from researching a technology with taxpayer money and then allowing eve

The government is not a business. It shouldn't act as a business. There's FAR more value from researching a technology with taxpayer money and then allowing everyone to use the results of that technology, rather than a few select companies (to which they have to give the stamp of approval, meaning there can also be selection bias)