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To: Gunslingr3
They (financed by us) will get us there, set up some rudimentary facilities, test out some mining operations and then commerce will follow.
23 posted on 01/26/2004 11:55:31 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
They (financed by us) will get us there, set up some rudimentary facilities, test out some mining operations and then commerce will follow.

I'm sorry, I just don't buy into Soviet model economies.

I've so far seen two plausible reasons for going to the moon. Colleting He3 for reactors we don't have yet, or building a giant array of solar power collectors and beaming that power back via microwave to a powergrid we haven't yet established on earth. Both of those the private markets will gladly fund when it isn't a waste of resources to do so.

Why, instead of putting a gun to your neighbors head, don't you try to convince other people of the wisdom of turning over their hard earned money for bureaucrats to spend willy-nilly on this project? Afraid you wouldn't have enough takers unless you pointed a gun at them?

28 posted on 01/26/2004 12:11:28 PM PST by Gunslingr3
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