Go and read this. Spend your money accordingly. Vote for change.
the direct costs of the Iraq war exceed the maximum cost estimate for a manned Mars expedition, infrastructure and all, by 20%. If we take $20Bn as the cost per mission and $450Bn as the cost to develop the technology to go there, the direct cost of the Iraq war would be sufficient to develop a gold-plated Mars expeditionary capability and send six crews of astronauts to Mars (and bring them back afterwards).
Thanks, Charlie, for this observation that puts perspective on a situation that we should all be very, very concerned about.
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