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To: MichaelP
Mike,
We could easily afford any military craft, airframe, land vehicle, if we took a mere $400 billion out of DHHS’ budget (FY 2010 at $875 billion). But absolutely no one wants to talk about cutting this monster. Rather, the pols want to focus on the NASA and DOD budgets at $5 billion and 720 billion, while the media totally ignores it.

From FY 2009, NASA’s budget increased slightly, while DOD declined by nearly $100 billion. DHHS, on the other hand, increased by some $80 billion (or nearly the entire sum cut from DOD).

Historically speaking, mil and space had been the drivers for innovation, education, and employment.

Personally, I'd pretty much gut DHHS - reducing its budget to $10 billion at best, use some of the remaining 865 billion to reduce the deficit, split the rest between DOD and NASA.

Let DOD do what it does best with the money, but dedicate the NASA money to R&D, support, infrastructure, and tracking; a sizable portion would be dedicated toward pushing commercial prizes/goals.

On the political front simultaneously, the US would withdraw from the UN Space Treaty, thereby permitting private companies to keep any ventures beyond LEO proprietary - rather than become property of the UN as things stand with the Treaty.

US industry and education would be forced to rebuild - creating many high paying jobs and well educated and motivated kids.

4 posted on 01/26/2011 5:54:51 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine .. now it is your turn..)
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To: PIF
Sounds like a plan to me...

Mike

5 posted on 01/26/2011 5:57:15 AM PST by MichaelP ("Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.)
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