Posts from Hondo Duke Lane in thread „Do You Believe They Put A Man On The Moon?“

I will concede that we have come a long way in technology and it has a lot to do with the space program. In my opinion, I think we could go much farther if the government stayed out. I see so much potential and we seem to stand still in so many ways.

We are still dependent on the automobile as our chief transportation for example. We've been using this mode of transportation for a hundred years, and yet we have computers that goes zillions and zillions times faster in the last 10 years. I know there are better ways and I think the government knows it too, but they won't do anything about it. And now we in America have seen gasoline prices increase over 4 times the amount in the last 20 years, for no good reason except for profit for someone.

This might be way off base. But having to spend anywhere from 30% to 60% of your income on transportation is ridiculous, when 20 years ago it was only 10%. You do the math. This is uncalled for, and I believe the government could solve this problem in a matter of minutes (alright let me say a few months). Especially if they leave us alone.

They have done a lot, but I contend we could do more.

Cheers B)

I heard a few days ago about the space program, and wanted to comment to you about my feelings and facts of this money pit. The best of these investments according to what I heard was that unmanned vehicles are much more profitable than manned vehicles. They produce much more to our benefit than ever. We are in my opinion wasting time with putting people in space because it seems that they are doing experiments to see if things preform better with no gravity. I think that we are not doing enough and the wisdom of the government is holding us back into the next stage in human development. If they would get out of the space business and give it to free enterprise, I believe we would be traveling beyond our solar system, and I mean any of us.

The government has stifled everything in the name of progress. Example, look at the federal housing program. Look at the retirement system. Look at the medical program. A bunch of failures, and I could go on and on. People who have interest in the particular programs will do their best. Those who mirco-manage gets the result of a micro-manager, total diaster.

Cheers B)