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So, you're telling me you know exactly what would have happened if Humphrey had won in 1968 and had pushed for a massive increase in NASA's budget, resulting in a vast leap ahead in US technology?
The US ceding manufacturing to China et al was a political choice by Reagan and the GOP. They wanted to destroy the Unions, and were happy to let cities like Detroit implode.