I feel a profound sadness seeing this anti science movement the last couple of .. few years gaining traction in places like the US.
If it were a large ticket item that was largely redundant (such as something only done for glory, posturing or bragging rights,) it would be totally understandable -- but not spending a comparatively small sum for a substantial outcome defies common sense.
fuzzfactor•18m ago
This is somewhat analogous to the way that perfectly good buildings are sometimes demolished simply because the taxes are too high (demolished not much differently than other buildings which are in terminal disrepair).
When you think about it, every other political party up until now has had the fiscal responsibility to be able to afford more research satellites like this, not less.
In effect this is economically behaving like the highest-tax environment that has ever been seen in anybody's lifetime, now snowballing in a way that good Republicans & Democrats have never allowed to occur before.
anenefan•39m ago
If it were a large ticket item that was largely redundant (such as something only done for glory, posturing or bragging rights,) it would be totally understandable -- but not spending a comparatively small sum for a substantial outcome defies common sense.
fuzzfactor•18m ago
When you think about it, every other political party up until now has had the fiscal responsibility to be able to afford more research satellites like this, not less.
In effect this is economically behaving like the highest-tax environment that has ever been seen in anybody's lifetime, now snowballing in a way that good Republicans & Democrats have never allowed to occur before.