Real Americans thrived on pioneer spirit. People have flocked to frontiers throughout history. We have been nanny stated and without frontiers for too long.
When the going gets rough, the rough go somewhere easier. Exploiting lunar resources and a climate of pro business there would breath new life into our economy.
Make incentives for private sector investment and we could be booming again. I for one would envy the chance to go there.
Real Americans keep their hands out of each other's pockets.
They did it with their own profit motive in mind. They expanded westward and settled the country for their own personal benefit. Fur trapping, farming, ranching, the lumber industry, mining, etc, etc.
If it's worthwhile, the government doesn't have to provide "incentives". The government just need to keep the heck out of the way. And part of keeping out of the way means not confiscating money that people might have a better use for, just to waste it it on frivolous ventures with no point other some politician's vanity.