Bingo!
On the other hand the interstate highway system helped develop this country. Defense (government)related. So did the internet.
Just how will these stations lead the country to our nations development?
“Just how will these stations lead the country to our nations development?”
They’re OBVIOUSLY not meant to. Back in the day, the Democrats actually did think that government investment should show some kind of return, and very often they got great returns (think TVA, Hoover Dam, Interstates, etc.). But today...that’s simply not a factor.
When Pearl Harbor happened, and it took 5 1/2 days for OUR military to get across the country, Eisenhower made a pledge that would NEVER happen again.
When he became President in 1952, the Interstate highway system was funded.