You say it' the governments job because no one else would do it. That's more of a wish on your part than a fact though.
As an aside, it's not really worth joining the conversation if all you have to offer are one-line platitudes. I'd be interested in some evidence supporting your point of view, but you haven't bothered to provide any whatsoever.
Also I wasn't disputing whether Government funding produced the internet. What I disagreed with was the notion that the Internet deserved to be produced and therefore the Government was beholden to fund it. Such a discussion wouldn't be a debate that lent itself to the use of evidence for claims since its primarily a philosophical one.
quite pointless argument to have on the Internet
If the internet never existed, it's quite probable FidoNet would have grown up and fit into the same ecological niche.