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**OgrGlgHu** · 02-04-2010, 03:03 PM

OK, here's the catch to all this talk you guys are doing.

How much is actually SPENT on NASA? What percentage of our budget goes to anything here? The main problem with budgets in a lot of these scenarios is that the money that needs to be reined in is NOT the research budget or the different solid project costs, but wasteful administrative costs and salaries.

Whenever we cut from these programs, we just say "OK, no soup for you!" and force the trimming or cancellation of many projects and other things that, when compared to executive salaries and other expenses, is actually quite small. the same happens with cops, and teachers, and other programs. We cut off the legs of all of them and let them keep their fat heads.

Reducing NASA will do NOTHING for our budget woes. Hell, eliminating it entirely is just a drop in the bucket. We focus on all the wrong things when it comes to science in this country.

Oh, I forgot, only geeks and evil geniuses are interested in science. All the cool people drive sports cars or wear Fedoras.

02-04-2010, 03:03 PM	#9
OgrGlgHu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 544 Senior Member	OK, here's the catch to all this talk you guys are doing. How much is actually SPENT on NASA? What percentage of our budget goes to anything here? The main problem with budgets in a lot of these scenarios is that the money that needs to be reined in is NOT the research budget or the different solid project costs, but wasteful administrative costs and salaries. Whenever we cut from these programs, we just say "OK, no soup for you!" and force the trimming or cancellation of many projects and other things that, when compared to executive salaries and other expenses, is actually quite small. the same happens with cops, and teachers, and other programs. We cut off the legs of all of them and let them keep their fat heads. Reducing NASA will do NOTHING for our budget woes. Hell, eliminating it entirely is just a drop in the bucket. We focus on all the wrong things when it comes to science in this country. Oh, I forgot, only geeks and evil geniuses are interested in science. All the cool people drive sports cars or wear Fedoras.
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