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byronius

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3. Really, that is an absolutely sensible idea. Wholly rational.

Reply to snort (Reply #2)

Wed May 18, 2016, 01:47 PM

May 2016

Every dollar spent on science brings incalculable return over time. We should be straining the national budget to make the leap to robotic asteroid mining and colonization.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump wants to spend huge amounts to upgrade our nuclear arsenal. Because no reason.

But I would vastly prefer your idea. I'm going to spread that meme.

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