[JustSayNoToNannies]

in a society where trillions are spend on subsidized health care, it might be better spend on the final frontier - space.

I have a conservative idea: let's do neither.

[struggle]

>>in a society where trillions are spend on subsidized health care, it might be better spend on the final frontier - space.

>I have a conservative idea: let’s do neither.

I guess the Louisiana Purchase was just the government wasting money on forests filled with hostile indians that are too dangerous to invest in.

I guess destroying entrepreneurial spirit is conservative.

[jpsb]

food for thought

Yet, despite seven ambitious expeditions, Zheng He failed to leave a lasting mark in the history of maritime exploration. The voyages emptied imperial coffers, and as a result, brought forth complaints from influential court officials. After the death of Emperor Yongle, the succeeding emperors discontinued the expeditions, and forbade overseas trade. Years later, court officials even burnt documents of the voyages and destroyed the gigantic junks that once ruled the seas. By the time Portuguese ships roamed the Indian Ocean, remnants of Zheng He’s magnificent fleet had all but vanished completely.