Now we are flying off into outer space, there is no clear curb on what can be done in the name of the economy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program - your tax-dollar will go further.
If you get the government off our back, there's no economy in the world that can create more jobs in the long-term for everybody.
If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things.
Trillions of dollars in out-of-control entitlement spending cannot be remedied by cuts in NASA, or even in the entire discretionary budget, defense included. Rather, the financial bleeding needs to be staunched where the hole is and nowhere else.
What we get from building a space station, the economic return, the science return, is very, very important to our nation, to our economy.
Where are the jobs going to come from? Small business, manufacturing and clean energy. Where's the money to finance them? The banks and the corporations in America today have lots of money that they can invest right now.
Politicians and the government have become too interested in short-term gains. Of course, if you look at the direct financial returns in the short term, human space flight is expensive. But they need to look longer term.
I believe in just enriching the economy. And we're leaving so much on the table, 72 percent of the planet.
It's time to permanently lower America's tax gate so that the $2 trillion in stranded U.S. profits can flow back into America to be invested in new jobs, research and growth.
As the U.S. did during the Space Race, we must invest in our businesses and intellect to ensure America leads the clean energy economy of the future. As we all know, the best way to reduce our deficit and bring down our debt is by putting Americans back to work.