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| seeker... |
 Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:26 am |
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http://www.truthout.org/1021092
It seems there is always plenty of money when it comes to death and
destruction.... but why can't we use space exploration as the
'perpetual growth' vehicle? With space ,the possibilities are
literally endless and the gains in new materials, etc is unlimited |
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| Rod Speed... |
| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:16 pm |
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seeker wrote:
[quote]http://www.truthout.org/1021092
It seems there is always plenty of money when it comes to death and destruction....
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Thats a lie. If it hadnt been for 9/11, there would not have been plenty of money for death and destruction.
[quote]but why can't we use space exploration as the 'perpetual growth' vehicle?
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Essentially because it makes a hell of a lot more sense to spend that
sort of money back here on earth instead on much more useful projects
like for example replacing coal fired power stations with nukes if you
believe that rising CO2 levels are a problem, heating with the electricity
from those nukes, stop wasting natural gas on heating and use it in cars,
develop viable thorium based nukes for export to countrys which dont
currently have nukes etc etc etc.
[quote]With space ,the possibilities are literally endless
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Back here on earth, the possibilitys are literally endless and a hell of a lot more useful too.
[quote]and the gains in new materials, etc is unlimited
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Pity about the immense cost of getting access to those there. |
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| AZDuffman... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:42 am |
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On Oct 31, 8:26 am, seeker <mothman20052... at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:
[quote]http://www.truthout.org/1021092
It seems there is always plenty of money when it comes to death and
destruction.... but why can't we use space exploration as the
'perpetual growth' vehicle? With space ,the possibilities are
literally endless and the gains in new materials, etc is unlimited
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Defense spending is good spending. MItlitary research has provided
more breakthrus than anything else the government spends on, and this
is even more true if you include space exploration.
So many breakthrus, yet liberals always cry, "Lets give it to poor
people instead!" |
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