Very good work, however (cough) I think you let yourself down slightly with the chart using Elon Musk's avoided tax as a measure of the public service. The reason is that he avoids tax by investing huge sums of money for productive purposes which create great benefit for the public. There is a commonly quoted metric of the size of the public benefit to the cost of the Apollo program which shows that the return on investment vastly outweighed the cost. In the same way Musk's ventures produce large public benefits, and tax revenues, which does not appear in your comparison. His personal issues should not influence your assessment.
This guy would rather have more rockets that explode on the launch pad and cars that explode on the highway than socialized health care or a functioning government lmao
Absolutely brilliant, Adam - can't thank you enough! Wish this kind of analysis was getting broader coverage. Seems like too many folks are agonizing and arguing over strategy when the data gives us clear direction and priorities. Would love to better understand what would most effectively motivate people to action, as I keep coming back to indifference as a key obstacle. Love and gratitude for this important work.
Very good work, however (cough) I think you let yourself down slightly with the chart using Elon Musk's avoided tax as a measure of the public service. The reason is that he avoids tax by investing huge sums of money for productive purposes which create great benefit for the public. There is a commonly quoted metric of the size of the public benefit to the cost of the Apollo program which shows that the return on investment vastly outweighed the cost. In the same way Musk's ventures produce large public benefits, and tax revenues, which does not appear in your comparison. His personal issues should not influence your assessment.
This guy would rather have more rockets that explode on the launch pad and cars that explode on the highway than socialized health care or a functioning government lmao
This really cut through the noise. Thank you for doing the hard work of gathering, vetting, and visualizing this data.
Great stuff. Keep up the good work.
Absolutely brilliant, Adam - can't thank you enough! Wish this kind of analysis was getting broader coverage. Seems like too many folks are agonizing and arguing over strategy when the data gives us clear direction and priorities. Would love to better understand what would most effectively motivate people to action, as I keep coming back to indifference as a key obstacle. Love and gratitude for this important work.