Ariel doubts a trillion dollar investment is possible, meanwhile we spent $1.5 trillion on just the F-35 fighter jet program, and $5 trillion on covid.  If we got a $2 trillion bill through Congress we could split funding between making Earth more livable and make the first off-world settlements.,(reply>), She doubts that getting that funding is possible <b>because</b> the government is so insistent on wasting money on these other things