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From: smeier@ihuxt.UUCP (S. Meier)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Democratic candidates and space
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Date: Mon, 19-Mar-84 12:38:22 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 19 12:38:22 1984
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During one of the candidate debates someone from the audience asked the
traditional question, "Why are we spending billions of dollars to put a
few people in space when millions of Americans are starving, etc, etc?"
Jesse Jackson immediately stood up and said, "I agree with you
completely.  We should be spending all that money on social programs,
etc, etc, etc."

John Glenn, of course, disagreed, and gave some arguments supporting a
strong space program, and support for science and technology in general.
Unfortunately, he is no longer in the race.

Mondale was a member of the Carter Administration, which did its best to
cut the space budget to bare bones.

Does anyone know about Hart?