@rharrisai@SolLunix Early flight, railroads, going to the moon, semiconductors, the Internet, GPS, Manhattan Project/nuclear technology, covid vaccines, solar/EV funding, etc - governments have the appetite to take on risk on large scale, long-term projects.
@Urswar24@TheAliceSmith No. The U.S. is 15% foreign-born (52M people); 71st globally. Compare this to: Australia 30%, New Zealand 28%, Canada 23%, Austria 25.5%, Ireland 23.1%, Germany 21%, Sweden 21%, Spain 20%, France 19%, etc.
People want healthcare, food, social sec, and homes.
@TheAliceSmith How/why would capitalism want to abolish slavey, est. unions, anti-child labor laws, environmental protection, 40hr work weeks, minimum wage, universal healthcare, social security, etc... ? A lot of that graph IMO is due to things like the aforementioned.
@VERYKOOLLUKEY Unless you live in the city, having a car is a necessity in the US.
This is almost like saying buying a house you can’t afford is a bad idea, given that most homes are unaffordable for a lot people.