Re: Follow-up to "The End of Canadians in Space?"

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From: Len Lekx
Date: Fri, 05 May 1995 00:00

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In article <D80yJK.Lvr@freenet.niagara.com> msteele@freenet.niagara.com (Mike Steele) writes:

> :      Sure it can.   The moon only takes 3 days, and mars can be reached
> :      in 7 months using current technologies.
> 	Okay, you got me there....  What I mean is that neither is
> inhabitable without a large capital investment.

    But ALL frontiers are initially expensive.  (You don't think Columbus would
have gotten here without Queen Isabellas' help?  ^_^)

> 	Every dollar spent generate a dollar? Huh? Explain that one again
> please...

    Every dollar spent is used to develop something that can be sold for another
dollar.  (Or more.  ^_-)

> 	Health care is the last thng that should be cut.  I like the fact
> that I pay taxes to keep me healthy.

    Why don't you want to pay for your own health directly?

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From: LFLekx@Booster.Tor.HookUp.NET (Len Lekx)
Subject: Re: Follow-up to "The End of Canadians in Space?"
Date: 1995/05/05
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