It's sad that space exploration is part of this. The Space Shuttle was the 1970a version of the F-35 in terms of being a useless expensive thing that can't do anything well because it's meant to do too much at once. And NASA is still stuck with it, Congress keeps forcing them to try and build shuttle derived rockets instead of something actually good or cost effective, so the shuttle contractors still get paid.
It's sad that space exploration is part of this. The Space Shuttle was the 1970a version of the F-35 in terms of being a useless expensive thing that can't do anything well because it's meant to do too much at once. And NASA is still stuck with it, Congress keeps forcing them to try and build shuttle derived rockets instead of something actually good or cost effective, so the shuttle contractors still get paid.