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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
The point is that the majority of people are going to care about their own social state more than luxury programs. If you want to live in a world where leaders are accountable to the populace, then you have to realize that social needs will outweigh luxury programs such as space exploration. Immediate human needs have to take priority. Democracy requires some sacrifice unfortunately.
And delaying ONE program within NASA for 5 years is not the same as giving up on exploration.
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As has been mentioned before, this is not the only time cut backs have been made, it is a continued thing and there will be more and more cut backs so to make it appear that it is only 1 program is a little misleading.
Further more, it may appear to be a luxury at this point and time, but there will be a time when we would need the space program on many levels. How long down the road, don;t know. Could be tomorrow could be 500 years.