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I hate to be that guy, but why are we paying for this?
We can't put food on the table or fix a broken leg because it's so expensive, but we are footing the bill for space exploration so a future tycoon can make even more money, and they won't have to pay us back.
Fuck space, man. We got problems here those scientists should be solving.
Imagine the "help me my family is dying" budget tweet and unearned wealth for billionaires is in the place of the candles line item