"kontiki" == kontiki writes:
kontiki Then wouldn't it be logicaol that government try to
kontiki reduce taxes... or do other types of things to
kontiki "incentivize" them to stay here?

Probably not. America reached a technology peak in the 1960s, with
very high involvement by the feds and states (California at least) in
science and tech. There are lots of things that only governments can
properly take a risk with.
--
When you're riding in a time machine way far into the future,
don't stick your elbow out the window, or it'll turn into a
fossil.
- Jack Handey