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This would come over to me more if it was not for the fact I also hear these same people complain about SpaceX send tourists to the moon and maybe landing a pro
by ecpottinger 8y ago
This would come over to me more if it was not for the fact I also hear these same people complain about SpaceX send tourists to the moon and maybe landing a probe.
More often the complaint is "I hate that you are spending money on space rather on the things I am interested in".
- RA_Fisher 8y agoI have no objection at all to spending one's own money or money given with consent. Of course, some of the money SpaceX spends isn't given with consent (like NASA).
- Rapzid 8y agoIt sounds like you just don't like taxes? I'm not sure what this has to do specifically with space? Nobody personally signs off on everything their tax dollars are spent on.
- ddingus 8y agoNor can they. The cost of that would exceed the potential benefits.
- 8bitsrule 8y agoUnless of course there was a website you could log into and pick the top-10 things you want your tax dollars spent on. And an accompanying Law directing that x-percent (>60) of your (unmanipulated) choices be apportioned accordingly to the programs you choose. The cost of that would be relatively close to nil (except for those who'd rather you see you with no choice at all).
- ddingus 8y agoThere is a lot more to it than just making choices avaliable. Let's say you are right. I do not want taxes turned into a market. Doing that is a patch for not doing civics better in the first place. When more of us get involved, the funding scenario inproves right a long with a lot of overdue things. I am completely willing to revisit this idea when we are doing more of the basics right.
- hossbeast 8y agoWhich is why it's important to make your opinion heard regarding how it's spent.