To: Destro
No, you need to find something that will make people rich.
Think California Gold Rush, Alaska Gold Rush, Colorado Gold Rush, Arizona Silver Rush, Texas Oil Rush, The Oklahoma Land Rush, and every other endeavor of discovery. It was done because poor men wanted to become rich men and "stake their claim".
What we need is a modern rail road to take settlers up, and bring cargo back.
Governments should not claim ownership of Mars - but why not allow a government to grant certain private property rights to those who get their first? (sorta like the rail roads right of way on either side of the train track)
9 posted on
01/18/2004 6:19:59 PM PST by
PokeyJoe
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To: PokeyJoe
In time. Big science stuff is one of the few things I think govt should and can do well. There is no loaw stopping private missions to mars so until there are let the govt fill in the void.
11 posted on
01/18/2004 6:22:00 PM PST by
Destro
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To: PokeyJoe
Governments should not claim ownership of Mars - but why not allow a government to grant certain private property rights to those who get their first? Ain 't this a bit of an oxymoron???
How can a 'gummint' grant ANYTHING if it has no ownership?
30 posted on
01/18/2004 7:45:20 PM PST by
Elsie
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To: PokeyJoe
If MARS was pure GOLD, it would NOT be cost effective to bring any of it back to EARTH!
31 posted on
01/18/2004 7:46:46 PM PST by
Elsie
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