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Re:Why Ethiopia is building a space programme by Kenji on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @06:15PM (#14037745)
Compare this with taxing people less so they spend money that they themselves need in their immediate vicinity.

Your argument is a classic case of the broken window fallacy. The state taketh, the state giveth. Nothing is gained.

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Re:Why Ethiopia is building a space programme by kyleschiller on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @07:51PM (#14038391)
Yeah, I agree that countries shouldn't start space programs purely for the sake of spending money domestically, but there are actual benefits to having a space program, and as long as you're doing it, there are benefits to doing it domestically even if it's more expensive.
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