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To: GST who wrote (159873)	1/16/2004 9:35:05 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

and it is not at all clear that the scientific payoffs from space are greater than science on earth. Yeah. But the money won't get spent on science on earth. It'll get spent supporting those welfare mamas making more crack addicts. But to say that manned space exploration is so compelling that it is worth saddling our children with hundreds of billions of dollars in additional debt is ludicrous. We don't have the money and we should not borrow the money to do this while there are other and more pressing priorities. Manned space flight makes for good photo-ops and drums up support for other space activities. So JFK WAS a fool?

To: GST who wrote (159873)	1/17/2004 3:40:48 AM
From: Randy Ellingson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

I agree. Had we demonstrated some patience with our allies and formed a coalition rather than suddenly pursuing a solo Iraq war, we could have preserved a chunk of money (not to mention the dignity and reputation of our Sec. of State) which could have been used for a variety of other purposes, including renewable energy technology, or even researching the basic science of nanotechnology in medicine. Or imagine another $100B to use toward promoting higher education, the arts, or just to support the debt. Randy