On 10/6/2011 1:44 PM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Jim Wilkins wrote:

Richard wrote:

NASA jobs are almost entirely here on earth.
Good jobs too. Research, engineering, manufacturing.
(If you are into that kind of stuff)


Money spent on NASA disproportionately neglects the needs of liberal arts
majors who aren't qualified to participate.


Liberal arts majors who aren't qualified to do anything, except work
the counter of some fast food places.



And feed the researchers, scientist and engineers!
See? Everybody had a job.

I thought it was a bit odd that the first economic turn-down in the 70s
came just after NASA was throttled back.

Thousands of highly skilled (and well paid) engineers and production
people were laid off - and then the economy tanked.

Gee, why would that happen???