From: Terry Donaghe (tdonaghe@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Jul 27 1999 - 19:36:16 MDT
--- Alintelbot@aol.com wrote:
> I have a lot of problems with NASA, and while I
> eagerly await private
> developments that will ultimately overwhelm it, I am
> sickened by the proposed
> cut. NASA's "smaller, better, cheaper" initiative
> is a vital step for space
> science. So while I don't consider NASA to be the
> savior of the human
> intellect, I'm angry as hell that so many good plans
> are being tossed to the
> wind for no good reason.
>
> --Mac Tonnies
I can't think of any good reason to continue extorting money for
science regardless of how "good" it is. Certainly good has come out of
NASA, but at what cost to freedom? The best thing the government could
do for science would be to discontinue all funding and offer complete
tax exemption for organizations doing research. If we can get
government out of the picture, private industry will be able to
accomplish things never dreamed of by the extortionists at NASA.
BTW, I know that NASA's budget is tiny compared to other programs, but
for the record I advocate the end of their funding as well!
===
Terry Donaghe: terry@donaghe.com
http://www.donaghe.com
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." --Samuel Adams
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