Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxt.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!ihnp4!ihuxt!smeier From: smeier@ihuxt.UUCP (S. Meier) Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Re: Democratic candidates and space Message-ID: <339@ihuxt.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Mar-84 12:38:22 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxt.339 Posted: Mon Mar 19 12:38:22 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Mar-84 01:18:51 EST References: <17613@sri-arpa.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 15 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?