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To: B-Chan
"The government's job is to govern; it has a legitimate role only in financing infrastructure, not providing services

Yep and there is lots of infrastructure needed for a Moonbase, Space stations orbiting both points that allows trasfer of goods and supplies (just like our ports here on earth) and the infrastructure that will be needed on the Moon. Glad you agree!

90 posted on 06/14/2010 2:18:45 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the next one...)
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To: Mad Dawgg

Based upon your poorly-worded post, I’m guessing that your position is that space infrastructure should be owned by the federal government and operated by unionized federal employees. That is, after all, the NASA way.

If so, then I don’t agree. The federal government has the responsibility to finance national infrastructure (e.g. a port), but it should not provide the services (e.g. the ships) that make use of it.

Every airport in America that offers passenger service is financed by federal money. What you are saying by analogy is that these airports should all be served by one, government-owned federal airline. That idea is, frankly, stupid.


93 posted on 06/14/2010 2:34:48 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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