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Originally Posted by DTK
Incorrect. We did find something of use and a number of companies have been gearing up to go back and get it. It's called Helium-3 and it can provide virtually limitless clean energy. Here's a quick overview: http://www.explainingthefuture.com/helium3.html |
I apologise. I never knew that.
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Originally Posted by Sunny Day
Jobs
$2.5 Billion isn't just money burnt up. It's $2.5 Billion of goods and services into the US economy which creates about 3X that amount. Study after study proves the fact of dollars spent ripple through an economy. On any business.
A NASA job at $60K a year is spent on food, clothing and so much more.
Would you really rather just give $60K on welfare or $60K on a highly skilled technical employed person and advance science?
Every dollar spent on NASA has returned at least 8X in benefits. Not going to waste the time, you know what Google is. Look it up yourself.
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Agree. This is why cutting Government expenditure doesn't always fuel growth. It takes money from one pocket and puts it into another pocket.
Also funding science and research is a better investment than giving someone a tax cut to buy a Chinese made shirt.