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>    The average Canadian spends about a seventh of his American counter
>    part on space exploration and development, and the average American
>    spends about $50 a year on space; this is less than 0.5 % of the
>    budget.  At the very least, every dollar spent generates a dollar,
>    so the program/investment is not a money sink.

>    Compare this with money spent on welfare, UI, excessive health care,
>    plus a few other things.

Leaving the implications that social programs are a money sink?  Which of 
our countries has more healthy and safe citizens?  Which has a lower 
infant mortality rate?  Which has lower (but ever increasing I suppose) 
levels of poverty?  Just some thoughts....

>      Judicious investment of funds and cutting out wasteful spending
>      will get rid of the deficit and pay off the debt.  

Wasteful spending?  I didn't realise we had Preston Manning in our 
forum.  Welcome Preston...sir.

>	It really isn't too expensive.  30 million Canadians have
>	enough wealth they can pool together to some impressive
>	things, provided that they remain committed to it.

Do we have enough wealth?  Why do you insist on rocketing our wealth to 
mars?  I think we should have a referendum (as Reform would have it) and 
ask Canadians if they think we should spend money in space.  I'd be 
interested to see the results (I won't try and predict them, though).

>      Sure, you can look at it that way if you want.  From a broader
>      perspective, I think I am still correct.  Maybe it's difficult
>      for certain people to think multi-dimensionally.

Oh god!!  We can't think muli-dimensionally now!!!  Will you stop making 
the rest of us out to be some vacuum-heads and realise that some 
intelligent people just have different priorities and beliefs than you.  
You are so damn patronizing I'm getting dizzy!!

>      Blair


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