To: camle
"but why must it be the government that does this?" Why, because the payoff will take more than 2 quarters to realize, therefore, no coporate bean counter would ever allow serious investment is space exploration.
To: MrNeutron1962
that's too bad because when the payoff arrives, it will be more then ever in history.
imaging owning Mars? I mean the whole planet? every resource, every acre. it boggles the mind.
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12/08/2003 4:55:52 AM PST by
camle
(no fool like a damned fool)
To: MrNeutron1962
Why, because the payoff will take more than 2 quarters to realize, therefore, no coporate bean counter would ever allow serious investment is space exploration. That's also a good reason why it shouldn't be taxpayer funded. The government's best investments in R&D have always been picked up quickly by business.
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