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Re:Barack Obama: America Will Take the Giant Leap to Mars by eropple on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @12:02PM (#12685642)
We know what's on Mars and there isn't much there that isn't better sourced here, unless you want to use what you source on Mars itself. And there won't be a significant consumption base there for literally centuries, if ever.

I'm in favor of human off-world activities, but I think it's a joke to make some kind of free-market argument. We should do it because we should do it, not because of invisible hands.

Re:Barack Obama: America Will Take the Giant Leap to Mars by EJTH on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @12:21PM (#12685839)
Consider the free-market thing a small plus in the grand scheme of things. I don't think anyone dreams of going to Mars solely for the business opportunity... Not yet.