From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 11/28/2025 8:44 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Richard Smith"  wrote in message news:m1ldjq5tg4.fsf@void.com...   
   >   
   > "they are promising to spend money they do not have on weapons which   
   > do not exist".   
   > -------------------------------   
   > And man was never meant to fly.   
   >   
   > As absurd as that may appear if you do not know how, government bonds   
   > and anticipated tax revenues are spendable money that doesn't actually   
   > exist (yet) and my job was turning theoretical proposals into functional   
   > hardware.   
   >   
   > For me the tangible return on money thrown into space was my home,   
   > vehicles and retirement accounts. The government can recirculate   
   > military and space spending back into the economy as a control mechanism   
   > that is independent of consumer supply and demand. Since our beginning   
   > Congress has ensured that the money is distributed as widely as   
   > possible, with each district receiving a fair share in exchange for   
   > support.   
   >   
   > One tragic consequence was the Shuttle's rocket boosters being built in   
   > transportable jointed sections in Utah instead of a single piece in   
   > Florida.   
   >   
      
      That was only tragic because POLITICIANS demanded that launch take   
   place when it did . I still had contacts at Thiokol at that time and   
   they warned that those o-rings were too cold to obdurate properly to   
   seal the joint .   
   --   
   Snag   
      I appreciated foreign cultures more   
   when they stayed foreign ...   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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