I disagree. I think this is the most important thing that we can be doing for the future of humanity. anyway, it costs you and me (well not you, cuz you don't pay American taxes, so just me then) about 2 bucks for NASA to run a mission.
I got a better idea to help the homeless, how about we don't give money to companies that give million dollar bonuses to executives for fucking the economy up the ass?
"You want the money? well sorry, we already liquidated your assets to the public. If you want a handout you can get in line at the soup kitchen behind the guy with the shopping cart full of cans."
But then, I myself am horrified at the very thought of the GOVERNMENT liquidating any private company's assets. Those companies should never have been given government (meaning in reality- the Peoples') money in the first place. They should have been allowed to go bankrupt.
But to let the government have any say, stake, or input on private (love that word, PRIVATE) companies, let alone to take their money and give it to the public is bad, it's unsustainable, it's expensive, and it teaches not one soul how to actually care for themselves, but instead to rely upon a bureaucratic, bloated, ineffective, corrupt organization that's only goal is simple- to have all the power.
I do, however, agree with you, Calpoon, that space exploration, and these space stations, is very important to the future. I think it may be about time that NASA be gutted and cleaned and redesigned to be a more effective organization, but what they do is important.
I think they do look like a bunch of fools for having an internet vote, allowing for write-in ideas, and then trying to discard the option that one because they were expecting a different outcome.
Call the thing Colbert.
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