They calculated that. Building a second JWST would have added 10% to the budget, but the budget committee nixed that.
YOLO (you only launch once).
YOLO (you only launch once).
https://www.universetoday.com/139461/what-comes-after-james-...
The write up goes into detail on how missions are planned, and what is in line to follow JWST.
Do you have a citation for that?