Big ol wastes of money

**PVLady** · September 19th, 2005, 12:55 PM

What govt programs do you think are just big wastes of money? I for one think the space program is one of the most ridiculous things ever. There are people starving and living in poverty on this planet! We're spending billions of dollars to thump our chests and say we can travel to outer space. What have we gained? How is this helping humanity???

**R0cketer** · September 19th, 2005, 12:56 PM

Well I don't think that it is, because lord knows what we may find out there, and before its through, we may end up having some of earth on another planet or such [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

That being said, I think there are some programs we need to put a bit more control over (limits and such)

**PVLady** · September 19th, 2005, 01:15 PM

I just feel we need to take care of this planet before we go looking (for trouble or for joy) on another one.

**R0cketer** · September 19th, 2005, 01:20 PM

Well I also think we need to take care of everybody who, in a lot of cases, are more than able to take care of themselves.

**PVLady** · September 19th, 2005, 01:33 PM

Don't get me wrong. I know a lot of people are in the position they are in because of their own laziness. But children can't be held responsible for being hungry. And a lot of the eldery can't help being homeless. Instead of sending one man or machine to space we could help THOUSANDS of people.

**MikMo** · September 19th, 2005, 01:48 PM

Too many scientific and medical advances to mention here were made from the space program and space travel. So before you put it down, do a little research.