In article <Yq4Kb.21019$lo3.17226@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
Jack Crenshaw  <jcrens@earthlink.net> wrote:

haven't made any attempt to colonize it.  We couldn't even go there now, 
even if we tried.  We don't have the technology anymore.  But, hey, we 
know how to build MP3 players.  Such a deal.

So, what's your solution? More taxes, and spend the money on space
research instead of MP3 players?

If people are free to choose what they want, they will usually choose
immediate comfort rather than long-term scientific goals.

Rick R.