I wish there were in depth science fiction, based on this concept. Post sound money standard and the free market that follows.
Impossible to predict how much productivity has been stolen through fiat theft, would we have cities on mars at this point or much more.
Examples of the endless financial science fiction rabbit holes...
Does the ability for nasa to exist limit the the science that can be done, did it hold us back?
Imagine if a pricing system we're allowed to develop around telescope time, would private corporations efficiently bring down the cost to the point where we could directly mp image earth sized planets in other systems habitable zones in our lifetime?