Congress biggest mistake of the century :Multi Billion International Space Station to be abandoned

[politicman]

34. the space station is not self sustainable now, but with taxpayer money and years to make it so...

Ok, well what about the people that love war and have no problem with a nuclear exchange that would destroy all life on the planet?
Surely they would look at a space station as an escape hatch to retreat to when their warmongering results in nuclear destruction on earth.

And at this point in time the space station needs earth to keep is functioning.

But as with all advancements in technology throughout the years, at some point in the future, with the help of untold tax payer money, they will find a way to make space stations self sustainable and more habitable for a limited amount of humans.

There has been talk of colonies on the moon and mars (sure these may not seem doable at this point in time but they certainly could be doable in the future), so if we spent untold taxpayer money on colonising the moon or mars, who do you think will get first dibs at escaping a deteriorating earth or a nuclear winter earth?

Certainly not you and me or the other 99%, but most certainly the rich and powerful.