any system of subsidies by the government will eventually be manipulated to the point of not doing what it was intended to do. best to remove all subsidies and let the market take over.
I don’t disagree. It’s not the idea it’s the implementation that’s the problem.
Even so, many of these programs started out as national security programs — whether recognized or not.
It’s just a shame that necessary ideas can’t be implemented satisfactorily because of waste fraud and abuse.