[nuke rocketeer]

I've said before that if I were Prez I would set a worldwide goal to move ALL heavy industry off planet by the year 2050. The increased wealth and parklike enviroment would benefit ALL mankind!!!

Oh really? And just what would the earthbound do for economic activity? flip burgers, shuffle paper, sue each other, and walk each other's dogs? Heavy industry will never cease on Earth. It just won't pay to manufacture all the components for heavy and military equipment in LEO and try to ship it down. This is an enviro-whacko pipe dream.

[Young Werther]

Maybe with a change in persepective there would be no need for military equipment manufactured on Earth or in Space. Meanwhile, the major endeavour on Earth would be farming and meeting mankind's needs in a scientific and logical means. I'm not the first to say that a bird doesn't poop in its nest and neither should we!

The present economic theory says that their are infinite wants and limited means. If we mine the asteroids, settle the planets and move out to the stars we will have the whole universe at our feet. Infinite wants and infite means! Its a win win.

Its not an environmental wacko idea to want a better living place. We can do better.