And this was given the economic and technological limitations they could
see. Even given this, the average welfaree or prison inmate puts a
larger drag on the economy than this. If a government would pay half the
cost, the laborer would pay for the rest in economic growth on the moon.
>
> AFAIK, every job training program for welfare has essentially failed,
> both due to the lack of jobs for the trainees and the wothlessness of the skills being trained for.
Exactly. There are no jobs here on earth, but in any colony situation
there is always a labor shortage. Doing productive, first level work
(i.e. actually being a producer). And given the high state of technology
needed on the moon, anyone spending 5-10 years on the moon would have
skills and experience to get an upper middle class life anywhere on
earth.
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