Support of NASA

[Number21]

What do you think would happen if taxes weren't forced upon the people? Yes, that's right, no one would pay them. And what would happen if the government is broke? No military, no roads, etc. The economy would collapse.

What you fail to take into account is the selfishness of humans. Most people would rather contribute to their own well being than to society.

For your information, private industries are always the ones that succeed, not government run ones. And we aren't discussing taxes, we're discussing how much we have to pay for NASA (NASA taxes if you will).

 

[Chantecleer]

so they can make better h bomb rockets for us self defense

 

[The Fat Controller]

For your information, private industries are always the ones that succeed, not government run ones. And we aren't discussing taxes, we're discussing how much we have to pay for NASA (NASA taxes if you will).

Care to show some evidence to support that assertion?

As you all should know, the United States has always supported NASA (The Space Organization). But now I come to question this...Why does the USA take millions and even billions of dollars out of regular citizen's (by taxes) pocket-money? Give me one good reason why they have done the right thing, and discovered something useful to the people on Earth. Yes, maybe they can eventually get people living on the moon, but we've already accomplished that, why do we keep wasting money on Mars and other planets. They have already deemed it impossible to host life on there. I think we should cut ties altogether with NASA, and make them go private, or at least reduce it to a maximum of 1 million dollars a year from an accumulated tax.

Comments? Bring it on let's go .

You could cut a few hundred billion dollars from the bloated US military budget. There are tax dollars being wasted all over the place, when they really should be going on the important things like socially valuable services (i.e. the fire department) and so on.
So I feel that while NASA do consume a lot of tax dollars, there's no sense in singling them out. Besides, a large amount of NASA's budget goes onto researching high technology which is useful in all sorts of different areas.

A broader point I have to make is that the US economy works on the basis of welfare for the rich. Tax dollars go towards subsidizing big business. The people with power pull the strings so that the state supports them. "The government is the shadow cast by big business over society".

 

[lotto]

First off, that's amazing. And yes I completely think that NASA should not be in the defense organization. Name me ONE thing that they have protected us from in the history of humanity. Name one please. And let me remind you, what have we progressed? How many lives have we lost because of our stupidity. Progression my ass. We have progressed so far that we haven''t even solved our own problems here on Earth. What are we doing? We know we can't go to Mars....concentrate on Global Warming, or the Petroleum crap happening. If you want to pay for nothing, be my guest.

Errrm, hate to burst your bubble but try all those satillites up in the sky that keep us nice and safe.

 

[Number21]

Satellites..........that keep us safe.......haha...?

 

[Easter Bunny2]

Satellites..........that keep us safe.......haha...?

Yes, satelites that keep millions safe. They detect any hostile projectiles that are launched, and can warn anybody BEFORE they are hit. This could save thousands if not millions of people.

They also allow better surveillance on the ground. All around the world satellite imaging is used for military and commercial purposes.

Finally, satellites are used for everyday needs and wants. They are used for better communication (phones, direct link, etc.) They can also be used to broadcast radio or television frequencies.

Many many satellites keep us safe, and if you did not know this than you are either 8 years old or are too dumb to realize this.