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I have always wondered why the US government never took advantage of this sort of thing to make serious money. Just think of a massive extraterrestrial-themed resort in the desert in the vicinity of Area 51. Think of all the licensing deals.

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People don’t actually want the government to be a for profit enterprise. It would mean the government being influenced by private interests with money.

They government prefers to grant franchise licenses to organized crime.

> It would mean the government being influenced by private interests with money.

This is the only way government is influenced. I know, I've worked there.

That's not really the business they're in but nothing stopping you from doing it!

I already thought of that but it would be difficult because it is far less "believable" if an individual manufactured these things than if the government did it.

That is why things like all those Lochness Monster hotels go broke all the time. People start disbelieving that stuff quickly.

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