"They thought the budget allocated 2.4% instead of.5%"
Okay...so? No one knows what the actual percentages are that the government allocates to organizations. In general, people will have an idea of what something should be, but to ask them on the spot how much NASA or any organization gets allocated is a pointless question. Doesn't prove someone's stupid, doesn't prove someone doesn't care.
Also, everyone wants everything to get funded more. Unfortunately, there are limited resources. People thinking NASA should get more money is not the same thing as them saying "take 2% from healthcare and move it to NASA".
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"They thought the budget allocated 2.4% instead of .5%"
Okay...so? No one knows what the actual percentages are that the government allocates to organizations. In general, people will have an idea of what something should be, but to ask them on the spot how much NASA or any organization gets allocated is a pointless question. Doesn't prove someone's stupid, doesn't prove someone doesn't care.
Also, everyone wants everything to get funded more. Unfortunately, there are limited resources. People thinking NASA should get more money is not the same thing as them saying "take 2% from healthcare and move it to NASA".