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I think that helps solve the issues at home. More and better jobs, increased defense, better medicine, there are a lot of good discoveries and benefits that come from space exploration and it all goes towards helping at home. In fact, we do not get those benefits exclusively in the US. The better medicine is something shared with other countries as is the increase in technology. So, if the US doesn't spend the money to do this research and reap these benefits to the good of all, who else can afford to?

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Well, if it does help, and the US has been doing this since the 60's, why are there so many problems at home? Is it that no leader can solve such issues?

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I think that is it exactly. I don't think any human leader can solve all of the social problems in their country 100%. There will always be some sort of poverty, crime, etc. The unemployment rate currently in the US is hovering around 5.75%. When you get to about 4% it is considered statiscally as 0 because there is a certain number of people who are unemployed by choice to some extent. This is something I learned in an economics class.

I believe, that the quality of life is better today than it was in the 1960's for most people. Some of that is definately a result of space exploration.

In fact, there is a show on TV here that looks at technology and it's roots. They look at what the technology was originally developed for and what it now is used for. It is extremely interesting. Most modern technology was first developed for a military purpose and then later evolved to a civilian use. RADAR is an excellent example of this. So are microwave ovens.

Edited: tenaheff on 15th Jan, 2004 - 4:48pm

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Well is it space exploration or technology advancement? Just as the President chooses to focus on war and space technology couldn't that go to something else?

I agree no US President can solve anything 100%, but at the same time I think that there is an illusion created about the level of society based on money and not principles. For instance the openess of homosexuality and pornography seems to be at an all time high and the laws and general feeling seem to reflect that it is okay because of 'freedom'?

I do wonder who really controls the US... is it the behind the scenes people that advise Pres. Bush, Congress or the people? Yes, I purposely left out the President himself as I believe that no President in the US really 'runs' things solely based on their own understanding of things around them.

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It is, in my opinion, the technology advancement, which comes from space exploration that makes things better.

I agree the US President doesn't really control anything. Including space exploration. It is the congress. The President sets an agenda of sorts and is the leader, but Congress passes the laws and creates the budget, which the President can sign or veto. Most of Congress is really controlled by the special interest groups.

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It's not the government's responsibility to "Fix" everything, nor could they possibly. They can't mandate or legislate every behavior for every person in the nation. And we should not want them to. What an egregious invasion of privacy!

In my opinion, the breakdown of society is a direct result of lack of morals and ethics, which is a direct result of disbelief in God -- there is no training, no teaching of the basic 10 commandments, the Golden Rule, etc. in the home where these things should be taught -- not by the Nanny Government, but by loving, concerned parents. As a nation we are sorely lacking in this department, and it shows in high crime rates; lack of respect for property, persons, and privacy; teen pregnancies; high divorce rates, etc. etc. etc. etc.

Government can't fix it.

Roz

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Good points. I posted this here to discuss the political aspects of the campaign trail...

From: Gerry Holmes and the Nightline Staff
ABCNEWS Washington D.C. bureau

So, is this the issue that becomes one of the hot buttons for the 2004 campaign? President Bush has been slipping in the polls and last night, he seemed to kick off his re-election campaign by taking some fairly pointed jabs at would-be democratic nominee, John Kerry. He didn't take issue with him on gay marriage. Kerry, the Massachusetts senator, is not actually for gay marriage, he is one the record for civil unions, but he also objects to changing the Constitution. These matters should be left up to the State, he says. His state is in the process of figuring out new legislation, so it will be interesting to see what position he takes now the President has thrown it out into the political arena.

Marriage, in this country, has many definitions. The President and his supporters would like to see marriage through the prism established by the Church. A religious union. But what about civil marriages with a justice of the peace? What about shotgun marriages in Las Vegas or reality TV shows that marry people or marriage by common law? 1 in 2 traditional marriages do not survive in this country, so who should be the judge of what constitutes marriage between two individuals who have pledged a life together? Should the states just be left alone? Should the constitution be amended?

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It's very interesting how all these topics about Marriage, morals or economy come to play when is time to choose a next US President (I would say when is time to choose any President). I don't know much about the present US economy, I hear two sides of the bell but compared to other countries the US economy is really good, but again, it should not be compared with any other country but with how the country did in economy in the past. So bad the economy is there right now?