We know what would have happened: It wouldn't have happened. The claim lots of people make about "we'd be richer if we kept our taxes" is erroneous. How much

We know what would have happened: It wouldn't have happened. The claim lots of people make about "we'd be richer if we kept our taxes" is erroneous. How much richer would we be if we didn't have to pay for the operation of the network and the profits to thousands of shareholders who add no value? There are scales of projects where the profit motive hampers development.