Yes there are several in the US The Dept of Education which does not educate a single child. The Dept of Homeland Security wich does nothing but annoy the american people while allowing pantie bombers from africa to get on planes to Detroit. The list goes on.

Economists have a graph called an economic S curve for technologies that catch on. when it reaches 2% market share or 2% of the market share it will have substansial growth begins. over a few years it groth increases substanially and then levels off. when it reaches 98% market share the growth slows down substanially. This curve has been acuarte for every single technology. Linux might be at or past 2% of the market share it is going to have and therefore may be getting ready for substancial growth. These is a book called the ROARING 2000's that explains economic S curves. This actually may be a story that is more important than most of you think.

But doesn't an economic zone extend to almost 200 miles. Or does that only apply to fishing and exploration for oil and natural gas.