6 pointsby throw0101c6 hours ago2 comments
  • lerp-io6 hours ago
    where do they get money for both moon and war at the same time?
    • dc3965 hours ago
      Loans, mostly.

      Artemis costs about $4 billion per mission, with around $90 billion already spent. The war in Iran is costing the US about $1 billion per day, so (as of today), $35 billion spent.

      The US debt is $39,000 billion ($39 trillion). So, combined, the entire Artemis program and war in Iran represent .32% of the US debt.

    • toomuchtodo6 hours ago
      Issuing US treasury debt to those still willing to buy it.
    • the_humblest5 hours ago
      [flagged]
  • cjbenedikt5 hours ago
    Defence from what/whom? If US doesn't start a war at the opposite end of the world " in defence" there was no need.