That statement is ridiculous. Space program money is just like defense money (except for the constitutional justification). The money is spent on hardware and the people to operate it. It is not "transfered" i.e. with no discernible benefit to the giver, from one person to another.
Exactly.
Yep, tax money gets taken from the citizens and goes right into the pockets of the government contractors. Now I wonder who's friends and family and large political contributors are in the defense and space exploration business? Humm
Richard W.