You're further reinforcing his point, that people in SV have no clue about politics and government. Ronald Reagan is supposed to have said that a government program is the closest thing to eternal life that we’ve ever seen on Earth. Government programs never die. Period.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/28/government-p...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/even-in-an-era-of-bu...