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		ttul on Oct 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nokia selected by NASA to build cellular network o... Well, the same argument can be made for lots of things. As in, why not provide poor kids with better school lunches when we've spent $100B to build the space station?

tehjoker on Oct 20, 2020 [–]

The real answer is to take from the military budget ($700B/yr) instead of from the civilian space budget.

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