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07/23/09
07/23/09
By far the "Gimme Gimme" part of the overall budget is the larger part.
07/23/09
Yeah look how tiny NASA's budget is compared to everything else and STFU you NASA haters (if there are actually any on this site, i doubt it).
07/23/09
Get bent NASA haters.
07/23/09
07/23/09
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_...
You'll notice that Japan, which doesn't even "technically" have a military (it's a "self defense force" damint!), is ranked fifth in defense spending world wide. It kind of makes sense then, at least a very tiny, little bit, that if a country that is legally bound to be peaceful spends about 48 billion on "self defense", a country embroiled in multiple wars across the world might have to spend quite a bit of money to keep tip top.
07/23/09
07/22/09
I think Americans underestimate the level of information that NGO's make available to the public. Things like these go a long way in making an informed decision.
Get Connected, Get Educated. Then Vote.
07/22/09
07/22/09
07/22/09
no wonder we never have money for SCIENCE RESEARCH THAT COULD HELP WITH DEFENSE AND EVEN LOWER IT'S COSTS!
Complete and utter Morons the politicians in the US are.
07/22/09
I know, right? And people worry about the US not having enough for social security in the coming years. But if we simply cut our defense spending in half, we could affford to give social security to twice as many people without taxing our children to death.
07/22/09
How about allowing us to keep our money and have these things covered by private enterprise THE WAY IT SHOULD BE!
07/22/09
07/22/09
As compared to the efficient nature of government? What's wrong with people saving on their own for their own retirement?
07/22/09
07/23/09
07/23/09
The world is not a glorified game of Command and Conquer. Economic policy is far more important than military force. Countries do not trade with one another at gunpoint. They react to market forces. Additionally, you are wrong to say that military force results in economic gain. We don't pillage other countries for resources. Conversely, a strong military can only exist if there is a strong underlying economy to support it.
It's also dumbfounding that you believe that the US does not "do anything for itself" anymore. How can a country have the world's largest GDP without any economic activity?
I would further argue that people like you are a product of the country's poor investment in education and human capital. Evidently, you still believe that the threat of force can be used to solve complicated problems in international relations. Your post illustrates perfectly how the US could better itself by rethinking its allocation of resources.
07/23/09
The market, via lobbyists came up with "credit default swaps" and the "Financial Services 'Modernization' Act" and now we reap what the market has sown.
07/23/09
It is unfortunate that you have suffered losses to your 401k account. However, consider this: if blatant capitalism did not form the basis of our economy, the entire population would have been much poorer to begin with. Without aggressive capital movement in the US, a prosperous software industry would not have developed in the first place - you would not have had a significant 401k account from which to lose money. Credit bubbles are an unfortunate side effect of this economic system that we have collectively settled on.
07/23/09
Love how they also seem to forget that the only reason there was a Housing Bubble was Government interfering with Banks forcing them to hand out high risk loans in the first place, had the Gov stayed out of the mortgage game the bubble most likely could have been averted, no matter what shady practices were going on at Sallie and Freddie
07/23/09
07/23/09
07/23/09
07/03/09
The funny thing is, we wanted to do a miniature helicopter as even a hummingbird couldn't meet all the mission requirements that DARPA wanted. But DARPA in its infinite wisdom (and with tax-payers' money) thought that that was too easy and told us to switch to an ornithopter (flapping wing aircraft)!
07/04/09
07/03/09
According to an article in the Washington Post last week, a strategy is taking shape in the White House that would authorize indefinite detention -- not through legislation, but with a presidentially signed executive order. And just hours ago, the president's press secretary said they would now go through Congress. One thing is clear: the Obama administration is seeking the power to indefinitely detain individuals without charge or trial.
What is also clear is that whether through executive order or legislation, indefinite detention is un-American.
You and I have to respectfully urge the President to make sure that idea never sees the light of day.
07/03/09
07/04/09
07/04/09
To all other responders there is something called "Due process" in this country. It has been in our constitution from the beginning. Not following the Constitution is un-amercian.
07/04/09
06/19/09
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06/19/09
06/19/09
What in the hell does the RIAA have to do with the Pentagon's new UAVs?