From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!mhtsa!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxj!cbosgd!npois!houxi!ihps3!ixn5c!inuxc!inuxd!aka779
Newsgroups: net.space
Title: Re: ...when WHAT was inhabited...?
Article-I.D.: inuxd.159
Posted: Fri Sep 17 15:11:21 1982
Received: Wed Sep 22 08:27:13 1982
References: ihnss.162

No one, in my opinion, has ever shown any justification--survival,
economics, ecological, or even FUN--for the enormous expense and 
doubtful possibility of building anything at Lagrangian points.
To date, I've read cute little stories postulating an elitist
population that evolves an independent society as follows:
(1) trillions are spent by the working taxpayers of Earth, elite and all;
(2) after the New Heaven is established, Old Earth asks for taxes or
    tribute or whatever;
(3) the indignant Fivers revolt & destroy O.E. with asteroids, mass drivers,
    microwaves, etc.
(4) Heaven exists for the elite, all tucked away in their big tin can in
    the middle of nowhere.

(5) And I always ask, lunatic that I am--if the technology and $ exist
    to build big floating tin cans, why not use those resources to
    build at the bottom of the Moon's gravity well--there's a lot more
    *stuff* laying around, and once you're there, it's nearly free.

(6) Those of us who are settled on the Libertarian State of Luna will
    be charging a stiff price for our planet; 

(7) Free space Ain't!