Space travel = waste of money
... hmmmm.
Keeping it simple, ever hear of Tang? Start there and come along and dream with me ...
Dream of asteroids the size of mountains made out of starstuff - Iron, Nickle, most of the southern half of the Periodic Table.
Dream of our DNA being scattered amongst the stars. Either we do the scattering, or the sun will do it for us, eventually.
It is in Man's very nature to be free, and the stars are waiting for free men to reach them.
Show me how the War on Poverty does that.
Nutz. Show me how the War on Poverty could even CREATE a new orange drink.
What a cruel, stupid, and ignorant comment to make on this thread. The least you could do is present a reasoned argument for your invalidative little equation.