[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

Just a few that come to mind:

Human Genome Project
Ellis Island
Panama Canal
Elementary and Secondary school system
Hoover Dam
Post Office
GI Bill 1944
DARPA
Apollo Program
Marshal Plan - 1948
Interstate Highway System
NASA - Landing on the moon - uncounted numbers of spin-off that are used everyday.

Not saying those are still wonderful, but for decades we outperformed the world in almost every area. Countries around the world came to the US to learn how we setup our public school system, our post office, our space program, et al...

Around 1970 it seems to me is when things started going sideways, and has not so slowly gone down hill since then, until we are here, where Congress votes against their own constituents best interest over 90% of the time and votes in favor of big money interests.

And today, there is only money - everything is about how much of the governments teat each company can suck on. IMNSHO - the only thing to save us is a complete overhaul that gets the vast amount of money given to companies out of the government. Go back to funding areas that are too big for a company to handle, and once started step back and let capitalism run it.

Oh, and for my conservative friends, I also would like to see a complete overhaul of our disaster "welfare" (handout) system. I would like to see changes that would include Universal Basic Income (replace all handouts), Universal Healthcare, and no cost public education k-college or k-apprentice programs. After all I believe in a hand up to those that need it, not a hand out.

Yes, those thing on the list define "the market"...