Comment by robocat

Thanks for the link - started listening but not my cup of T.

Most thought gets hyperfocused on money, however value is mostly invisible - economic utility and externalities.

Can a government get dollars from progress? No: for example the returns from science or open source are hard to value. The idea of a government owning shares to get a return on investment is extremely silly.

Secondly governments often make huge mistakes if trying to decide on purposeful investments.

Much of the world's wealth has come about despite government choices, and bureaucratic red tape usually hinders true wealth creation.

It is a very hard topic to think about.

And discussion seems to get derailed by focusing on dollars and how to cut the pie up.

We are all deeply irrational.