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sajithdilshan | 28 days ago

Exactly the point. YC is playing lotto with private venture. The governments cannot play lotto with the tax payers money.

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wongarsu|28 days ago

Of course they can. Not investing in your own economy and infrastructure just because outcomes aren't guaranteed would be the insane policy

sajithdilshan|28 days ago

Investing in infrastructure and economy and playing lotto with tax payers money in random companies is two different things. By your definition the government could just put all tax money into stock market and hope for the best.