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From: WILKINS@SRI-AI.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Justifications for space spending
Message-ID: <235@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 23-Mar-84 13:07:38 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 23 13:07:38 1984
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From:  Wilkins  <WILKINS@SRI-AI.ARPA>

  "spending money anywhere ... generates c times that much activity"

True, but I think the point is that c=7 to 14 for the space program is
much higher than the c you get for randomly distributing money to people
on the street.  Developing new technologies and useful materials is bound
to generate more econoimic activity than winos buying muscatel and drinking
it.
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