[jacko0]

Well Done! But $74 Million could have been spent giving toilets to Indians, so that don't have to shit in the streets.

[Cthulhu_]

Well Done! But the $700 billion US defense budget could have been spent giving basic health care to Americans, so that don't have to go bankrupt whenever they fall ill.

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[ranran876]

Both statements ring true... what's your point?

[ceejayoz]

I'd count employing them in a high-tech space program counts as doing that indirectly, and with good long-term benefits.