[mamelukesabre]

Considering the mess we are in right now, the prudent thing to do would be to pull back on all spending, cut everything to the bone, and weather the coming storm. Then rebuild in 5 years or so. Things are gonna get worse before they get better.

That’s my opinion.

[Names Ash Housewares]

And if we stumble on the frontiers, other nations will happily charge into them.

We will be making a terribly foolish choice if we let that happen. The benefits of human spaceflight are manifold.

Again the nations that lead on the frontiers, dictate the course of human history. That is serious business as important as defending this nation. In fact it IS defending this nation.

Again, the amount is tiny compared to other spending. Plenty of other things to cut then America's future.

[GeronL]

The storm is caused by government spending and regulations. This government isn’t going to change that.