[Colonel_Flagg]

The taxpayers of Minnesota could have nearly paid for the Pluto trip themselves for the $500 million they're forced to fork over for "Wilfare".

[C210N]

Unions probably taking a much smaller cut.

[Tijeras_Slim]

And it could have flown round trip Pluto and back two and a quarter times since the Vikings were last in the Super bowl.

[MAexile]

Next time we should make it worth it.

How much to put both Obama and Biden in there and send them out there?

[Blood of Tyrants]

No amount of money is too much to keep the peasants quiet with bread and circuses.

[Heartlander2]

The Vikings stadium is actually costing a lot less than the new VA hospital being built in Denver, Colorado.

[roadcat]

The taxpayers of Minnesota could have nearly paid for the Pluto trip themselves for the $500 million they're forced to fork over for "Wilfare".

But look at what it achieved. Welfare folks got opportunities too. They got high and spaced out. They were able to go on trips they otherwise couldn't pay for. Some of them are exploring heavenly bodies and spreading their tales on twitter. It brings some meaning to otherwise boring meaningless existence. /s

[SkyDancer]

~ THIS JUST IN. NEW PLANET DISCOVERED BEYOND PLUTO! ~

[WayneS]

Trip To Pluto Cost Less Than Vikings' Stadium

And Pluto doesn't suck.

[rickmichaels]

[cripplecreek]

I’m betting the welfare spending of a single large city like LA could probably fund the mission many times over.

[backwoods-engineer]

And New Horizons had some incredible communications technology on board. I'm looking at their white paper, and am seeing some possible earthbound applications for some of their approaches.