Yeah, I bet the government in the Stargate universe has even more budget problems. Not to mention that they must look totally ridiculous with whatever the cover stories for both the spending and the periodic alien invasions are. OTOH they probably could generate secret income from the technology or exploration that covers some, so that it's entirely in hidden funds. That'll only backfire once they have to go public, as it's kind of the opposite from transparent government.
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Yeah, I bet the government in the Stargate universe has even more budget problems. Not to mention that they must look totally ridiculous with whatever the cover stories for both the spending and the periodic alien invasions are. OTOH they probably could generate secret income from the technology or exploration that covers some, so that it's entirely in hidden funds. That'll only backfire once they have to go public, as it's kind of the opposite from transparent government.