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Originally Posted by Fish
In 2010, Americans spent just as much money on pet food, as they did NASA's annual federal budget. Think about that..
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you should think about that. There are approximately 72 million pets in the US. That averages out to about $263/year for each household with a pet.
It is estimated that, generously, there are approximately 300,000 amateur astronomers in the US. That averages out to about $63,333 for each household with an amateur astronomer.
Look at it another way, as of Jan. 1, 2009 there were approximately 12,549,000 Americans who have had cancer in their lives. That averages out to about $1514 for each household with a person who has or had cancer. Where do you think they would prefer the money to be spent? And that is with the understanding that some of the imaging techniques used in cancer detection today came from NASA problem solving....
Cut NASA's budget--don't eliminate it, but use the money in emergent sciences where you can see a greater RoI.