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Subject: Reply to Re: NASA Budget Cuts! (George Lake)
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Date: Thu, 9-May-85 23:34:30 EDT
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>Are we increasing benefits to the poor? NO
 
     Although I feel the concept of cutting NASA's budget for any reason is
foolish and may be called criminal by future generations, Mr. Lake has mis-
understood the argument just slightly.  It isn't that the money cut from NASA
has been given over to welfare/poor.  Rather, cutting x dollars from NASA
supposedly means that x dollars don't have to be cut from programs for the
poor.
     This is, of course, stupid.  The whole of NASA's budget is only a small
fraction of the welfare budget.  DOD probably spends more money running
officer and enlisted clubs (read "bars"), swimming pools, golf courses, and
similar non-essentials.  [Before anyone jumps on me for this last, I'm
active duty career military.  They are supposed to be my benefits.  I say that
they ARE unimportant.  Cut them, not NASA.]
                                                         /Bruce N. Wheelock/
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