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Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn
This is just a silly comment. There are a lot of agencies and organizations dealing with homelessness and mental health issues. These ongoing problems don't mean that technology or space exploration should stop.
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yeah, because the funding is the same
"According to the Office of Management and Budget and the Air Force Almanac, when measured in real terms (adjusted for inflation), the figure is $790.0 billion, or an average of $15.818 billion per year over its fifty-year history."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_NASA
Sorry, shit like this gets to me, even if it seems 'silly' to you that I find it sad there is homelessness and limited/poor mental healthcare for millions of people in 2014
The initial comment was flippant, but my feelings on it aren't
Huge waste of money on what is (nowadays) nothing more than a gigantic ego trip.