Everything you use today is a result of the space program. Our current problems will not be solved by class warfare. Support technology or wallow forever propping up the welfare class. You do realize that there are people in this country who will never work, right? Its not because they are unable to do so, its simply because they can get more by not working. Everyday, I see men standing by the road waiting for noobs to give them money. They add nothing to civilization. If you gave them $10,000, they would not use it to get on their feet and get into the workforce. Instead they would squander it and then return to the street later for another handout.
Case in point. A local homeless guy used to loiter around the corner store near my home. We all knew him. He was there everyday. One day, I see he has a brand new scooter. It turns out his father died and left him with some land. He sells the land at a discount for $10K. He buys a scooter for $3K. He uses the remaining $7K to buy beer. When he ran out of cash he sold the scooter for $500 so he could buy more beer. If you go into the woods near his tent, there is a mountian of trash and a gulley filled with beer cans. Its literally 6 feet deep.
I heard from one of his pals that he is now living in a church sponsored apartment getting free cable. He likes to brag that he so far no one has complained about him getting pay per view porn.
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Everything you use today is a result of the space program. Our current problems will not be solved by class warfare. Support technology or wallow forever propping up the welfare class. You do realize that there are people in this country who will never work, right? Its not because they are unable to do so, its simply because they can get more by not working. Everyday, I see men standing by the road waiting for noobs to give them money. They add nothing to civilization. If you gave them $10,000, they would not use it to get on their feet and get into the workforce. Instead they would squander it and then return to the street later for another handout. Case in point. A local homeless guy used to loiter around the corner store near my home. We all knew him. He was there everyday. One day, I see he has a brand new scooter. It turns out his father died and left him with some land. He sells the land at a discount for $10K. He buys a scooter for $3K. He uses the remaining $7K to buy beer. When he ran out of cash he sold the scooter for $500 so he could buy more beer. If you go into the woods near his tent, there is a mountian of trash and a gulley filled with beer cans. Its literally 6 feet deep. I heard from one of his pals that he is now living in a church sponsored apartment getting free cable. He likes to brag that he so far no one has complained about him getting pay per view porn.
Money spent on NASA has done a lot more for us than money spent on welfare or foreign aid. Sad that this concept is totally foreign to most Americans.
I also like the linux kernel. Its not c++ but its well written. I also like the android api. Its well documented and its the hot topic now.