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RE: NASA is back on track to colonize the moon, by destroying some grains of moon material brought back by Apollo 17.
When adjusted for inflation via the GDP deflator index the cumulative figure is closer to $1.17 trillion, an average of $19 billion per year over its entire history.
Before we figure out how to live in a place that if currently unlivable, perhaps taking care of the people who have no place to live should be done first. And not from a give people money perspective.
The return on every dollar spent with the space program was projdcted at $1.69. This is simply the business growth response.
I disagree with this $1.69, because they forgot to take into consideration the surge in technology from space flight. We are having this conversation on technology spurred by the race to space. I am posting this on a cell phone, another spin off.
Space flight is the Only government program that creates surplus, so money spent here does not remove money from circulation.
People should have gainful employment, and a solid space program can provide the funding for expanded jobs. Taking care of people in need, does not compete with space....
:)>A government be it USA or Uganda that has one department with a 21 trillion dollar accounting error has zero credibility to do math for roi for NASA or a lemonade stand.
Being a constitutional purist, when private companies develop the moon, I will ok with the US government managing the post office and mail delivery on the moon.
Outside of those things specifically defined in the constitution, I would prefer the federal government to stay out.
I would happy with a federal government not conducting the Tuskegee Study, or brainwashing citizens into believing NASA gave them the microwave, and pissing off a trillion dollars.
Believing is the enemy of knowing.
This was back in the Apollo days, so the numbers are from when they still had accountants....
The materials are purchased here, not on the Moon. The orders are Jobs. I also like the private funding of space, because the government today is populated by Idiots.
I actually agree on Constitutional limits, but mail needs to be scanned and transmitted. No reason to lift the hard copy.
We agree on the Constitution limiting the Republic! I would like to see them out of the drug business as well. As long as people are fully responsible for damage while they are indisposed. This should include DWI too! I agree that they need to stop about 90% of what they do, across the board! Not their job, and they do NOT have the authority!
Microwave ovens came from Radar research. NASA money always results in a surge in technology, even better than the surge from War.
Believing in ignorance is a danger, believing based on knowledge is on solid footing.
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