>>10954972>I can totally see how an international (except China) coallition agrees to share the ressources from the asteroid.Typically those that have no plans of becoming space capable will be eager to share what others create.
>They would build the infrastructure for companies to exploit it and delegate the mining for some rent of their installation.They would not build a thing. Instead they would go for massive taxation. Western socialism, it is called.
>Of course their would be political schemes for each coallition country to place their top mining companies on the moon.We would have oodles of politics but little in the way of real work.
>But the implication would be more than just gathering gold.Sure. Important positions in UN and EU are top priorities.
>Getting gold to your economy means you can have more high-tech industries, thus more jobs in your country, thus more influence on the politicians.Most western countries could not care less about industry. We are in the post industrial era where people accept China stealing IP to produce stuff for consumer couch potatoes.
