I agree with the author's point, but her jokes are cringy at best and trying to use funding for space programs as a way to blame lawmakers for ignoring people's

I agree with the author's point, but her jokes are cringy at best and trying to use funding for space programs as a way to blame lawmakers for ignoring people's basic needs is something that's been dead since Kennedy shut it down in the 60's. It's not like there's one pool of money, and some wizard distributes it.