No, the technology will be worth 500 Billion $ long term !
The research in fuel and payload efficiency will also be used for the military saving billions.
Add to this the other new technology that can be applied to normal day t day use the ROI is very good.
ETC !
The entire Space Program has yielded countless benefits to our technological advancement.
Perhaps the largest contribution will be Hydrogen Fuel Technology. From what we learned, we may soon be free of the need for Arab OIL!
Naw that's just sour grapes! we need to spent that money on razor wire fences and bigger bunkers!
OOPS! I forgot! When we fence people out, we actually wind up fencing ourselves in?