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Re:NASA: We're sending humans to Mars by guelo on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @06:00PM (#8690660)
NASA costs about as much as the Carried Interest tax loophole for hedge fund managers.
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Re:NASA: We're sending humans to Mars by dwd on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @07:10PM (#8691011)
It's also a lot smaller than the 4.5 trillion sunk in quantitative easing.
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Re:NASA: We're sending humans to Mars by Tloewald on Wednesday December 03, 2014 @12:35AM (#8692068)
Quantitative easing doesn't actually cost money. The fed buys securities with it and probably breaks even or makes a profit.
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Re:NASA: We're sending humans to Mars by seanflyon on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @06:37PM (#8690866)
And proponents of both justify them as ways of making capital available to worth while endeavors. In my mind that rings true for one slightly more than the other.
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