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DARPA wants spaceships...for what?!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/sc...ip.html?_r=1&r
ef=science Can someone explain to me why DARPA is funding interstellar space travel? What does this have to do with their main job, namely the development of technology that will increase the safety and security of the United States? I'm a great space buff, but this is a ridiculous waste of taxpayers money! I believe this is yet another example of the Federal Government having too much money to spend on frivolities while the states languish in poverty. |
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Nomen Nescio wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/sc...ip.html?_r=1&r ef=science Can someone explain to me why DARPA is funding interstellar space travel? What does this have to do with their main job, namely the development of technology that will increase the safety and security of the United States? I'm a great space buff, but this is a ridiculous waste of taxpayers money! Perhaps they know something we don'! I believe this is yet another example of the Federal Government having too much money to spend on frivolities while the states languish in poverty. It is time for the states (and cities, too) to buckle down and spend only on necessities, like schools, police, fire, roads, bridges, etc. and to get everybody off the gravy train. Welfare, public housing and most other "social services" are frivolities that are part of our problems today -- too many people on the public dole. |
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DARPA wants spaceships...for what?!
On Aug 19, 8:51*am, Nomen Nescio wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/sc...ip.html?_r=1&r ef=science Can someone explain to me why DARPA is funding interstellar space travel? What does this have to do with their main job, namely the development of technology that will increase the safety and security of the United States? I'm a great space buff, but this is a ridiculous waste of taxpayers money! I believe this is yet another example of the Federal Government having too much money to spend on frivolities while the states languish in poverty. OH BS, this is seed money. Plus they are trying to separate the project from the passing numb nuts administrations. So actually this is a good use. Wars are on the other hand are an excellent way to **** away real monies and misdirect efforts to the nonproductive. Trig |
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DARPA wants spaceships...for what?!
On Aug 19, 8:51*am, Nomen Nescio wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/sc...ip.html?_r=1&r ef=science Can someone explain to me why DARPA is funding interstellar space travel? What does this have to do with their main job, namely the development of technology that will increase the safety and security of the United States? I'm a great space buff, but this is a ridiculous waste of taxpayers money! I believe this is yet another example of the Federal Government having too much money to spend on frivolities while the states languish in poverty. Since when is our president or any of his chosen team in charge of DARPA, or even NASA? You do realize how screwed we are? http://translate.google.com/# Brad Guth, Brad_Guth, Brad.Guth, BradGuth, BG / “Guth Usenet” |
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On Aug 19, 2:04*pm, |"
wrote: On Aug 19, 8:51*am, Nomen Nescio wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/sc...ip.html?_r=1&r ef=science Can someone explain to me why DARPA is funding interstellar space travel? What does this have to do with their main job, namely the development of technology that will increase the safety and security of the United States? I'm a great space buff, but this is a ridiculous waste of taxpayers money! I believe this is yet another example of the Federal Government having too much money to spend on frivolities while the states languish in poverty. OH BS, this is seed money. Plus they are trying to separate the project from the passing numb nuts administrations. So actually this is a good use. Wars are on the other hand are an excellent way to **** away real monies and misdirect efforts to the nonproductive. Trig If Hitler was in charge of DARPA, I'm certain you'd be saying the exact same thing. http://translate.google.com/# Brad Guth, Brad_Guth, Brad.Guth, BradGuth, BG / “Guth Usenet” |
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On Aug 19, 1:51*pm, Orval Fairbairn wrote:
It is time for the states (and cities, too) to buckle down and spend only on necessities, like schools, police, fire, roads, bridges, etc. and to get everybody off the gravy train. Welfare, public housing and most other "social services" are frivolities that are part of our problems today -- too many people on the public dole. Right now, the government needs to get out of the way, so that people can work for a living if they're willing to do so. With the country flooded by cheap imports, though, jobs are hard to find - so people are idle when they could be producing, because we're prevented from being self-reliant. If the states were allowed to print wooden nickels, then people in America could work producing for each other rather than being forced to compete with China. But the U. S. Treasury prevents that. By all means dismantle Big Government - but do it in the right order so that you don't create mass poverty and desperation. Or you won't get freedom, you'll get rule by a demagogue that promises food to the masses. John Savard |
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DARPA wants spaceships...for what?!
On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:51:23 -0400, Orval Fairbairn
wrote, perhaps among other things: In article , Nomen Nescio wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/sc...ip.html?_r=1&r ef=science Can someone explain to me why DARPA is funding interstellar space travel? What does this have to do with their main job, namely the development of technology that will increase the safety and security of the United States? I'm a great space buff, but this is a ridiculous waste of taxpayers money! Perhaps they know something we don'! I believe this is yet another example of the Federal Government having too much money to spend on frivolities while the states languish in poverty. It is time for the states (and cities, too) to buckle down and spend only on necessities, like schools, police, fire, roads, bridges, etc. and to get everybody off the gravy train. Welfare, public housing and most other "social services" are frivolities that are part of our problems today -- too many people on the public dole. For values of "too many people" that include the defense department. -- "Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell." -- Ed Abbey |
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On 20/08/2011 1:58 AM, Fred J. McCall wrote:
Nomen wrote: Can someone explain to me why DARPA is funding interstellar space travel? What does this have to do with their main job, namely the development of technology that will increase the safety and security of the United States? I'm a great space buff, but this is a ridiculous waste of taxpayers money! Yeah, they never should have spent all that money on that 'internet' thingy... It was intended as a damage tolerant communications network for the military. On the face of it, a perfectly reasonable thing for DARPA to invest in. Sylvia. |
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DARPA wants spaceships...for what?!
On Aug 23, 11:35*pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 20/08/2011 1:58 AM, Fred J. McCall wrote: Nomen *wrote: Can someone explain to me why DARPA is funding interstellar space travel? What does this have to do with their main job, namely the development of technology that will increase the safety and security of the United States? I'm a great space buff, but this is a ridiculous waste of taxpayers money! Yeah, they never should have spent all that money on that 'internet' thingy... It was intended as a damage tolerant communications network for the military. On the face of it, a perfectly reasonable thing for DARPA to invest in. Sylvia. Correct, as Zionist Nazis of our DARPA needed a good way of global communicating and conspiring on the backs and souls of others. You do realize that nearly 90% of our energy cost goes in one way or another to support whatever the ZNRs of DARPA and Qinetiq-NA think is best. http://translate.google.com/# Brad Guth, Brad_Guth, Brad.Guth, BradGuth, BG / “Guth Usenet” |
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