There are other things where money was spent; in hindsight[1] it would have been better to spend that > $1Trillion[2] on space. And health. And etc.
[1] Not just in hindsight, at the beginning for many people.
[2] It feels odd to me to write trillion and actually mean trillion and not "some really big number".
[1] Not just in hindsight, at the beginning for many people. [2] It feels odd to me to write trillion and actually mean trillion and not "some really big number".