Ian Parker wrote:

:On 24 Jan, 19:04, Fred J. McCall wrote:
: Ian Parker wrote:
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: :On 23 Jan, 15:51, (Rand Simberg) wrote:
: :
: : * *Does it affect things that the shuttle does not, in the real
: : world, carry two tons of lead? *
: :
: : It does in Loonyland. *That's all that matters to Ian.- Hide quoted text -
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: :The main contradiction of Republican land is that they believe in free
: :enterprise whenever help for the less fortunate/health care is
: :discussed, yet when space is discussed they eulogise command economics
: :as if it were the best thing since sliced bread.
: :
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: Ian REALLY doesn't read what people say, does he?
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: :
: :The Shuttle cost twice as much per Kg @ LEO as Ariane and considerably
: :more than the Russian launchers.
: :
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: And so we see the "main contradiction" of the Lefty Loon - US
: government effort bad. *Point to Yurp and Russian government funded
: stuff and proclaim "good capitalist solution".
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: Usual Parker Prevarication Elided
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:What is left and what is right? I used to think ...

A pity you stopped doing that before you started posting here.


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