> But how much time and money to you spend searching if you haven't found anything yet? Good question. I would like to spend $10B searching, which amounts to a

> But how much time and money to you spend searching if you haven't found anything yet? Good question. I would like to spend $10B searching, which amounts to a one time cost of about $30/American. Historically, investments in NASA have a very good return, since building cutting edge aerospace tends to directly percolate into the economy. Not to mention the technological advancement it will likely spur.