Originally posted by IM4Change
Here is, what I thought was, a well written article on the subject out of Forbes Magazine.
Is it perfect? No, but it is a start, and if anyone depends on social security & medicare to support them in their retirement years, they didn't plan very well. The space program is a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of medicare and the long term cost of this new prescription coverage. I, for one, am intrigued by the space program, and I would only hope that it would continue.
The simple fact is that there are many benificial things that come from the space program beside the info we collect on space. Teflon, improved battery life, lighter alloys, navigation systems and TANG. What do you think they do with this 15 billion, shoot it up into space and scatter it in orbit? It pays many salaries, which in turn adds to the economy, it pays suppliers, scientists, janitors, truck drivers, rents, mortgages and so on. If we shut NASA down and gave the whole bundle to the social programs the only thing different is that we would be a dumber welfare state. I am willing to bet that 100 years ago someone was whining about Salk wasting money that could buy bread on some silly vaccine research.
That's different. But, she probably is 23...or less.
Buh-byeeeee
No bye bye.
