"Address" would be have a serious discussion about the priorities - both fiscally and socially - of the United States. In a sense you're right that the US Spac

"Address" would be have a serious discussion about the priorities - both fiscally and socially - of the United States. In a sense you're right that the US Space Program is a drop in the bucket compared to other spending but Gil Scott-Heron's poem was never a financial proposal. It was trying to express a sentiment that the US government's priorities were messed up, something that still resonates today.