I see this moon launch as an exorbitantly wasteful, nationalist project. No money for healthcare and housing, but plenty of money to boldly go where man has gone several many times before.
When I bring this up with liberal friends and family, they give me a sort of incredulous look and talk about how wonderful and scientific and non-political it is. I don’t mind being the “you’ve gone too far left” guy, but you talk to the same people about military spending and they’re right on board.
Is someone here able to diagnose my crankiness and explain why this is actually a good use of resources? (Will also accept echo-chamber validation and ways to use this to increase class consciousness, if offered.)
“No money for healthcare” is inconsistent with how the American healthcare system works. Switching to single-payer universal healthcare would save money. The high cost of housing is not a lack-of-money problem, but a refusal to build supply problem. In many places it’s straight-up illegal to build more housing. You need to remove the regulations, not spend even more on housing.
Ohhhh interesting, I didn’t know we had a brilliant economist on hand. Those pesky regulations!
I am out standing in my field. Lotta grass.