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Originally posted by Beestie
We don't need humans on Mars. Why can't we design robots to do the job?
My reaction to Bush's Mars proposal was a big eye roll. I like Bush as a person and as a leader but his idea just reeked of "here's a grand idea from me and its BIG and BOLD and VISIONARY and Kennedy-like!"
Despite whatever merit the idea might have, I don't think now is the time and I really don't think we need to send humans to Mars yet. Consider, just for a moment, what would happen if we lost a crew on Mars. Are we ready for that risk? Not in my opinion.
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Completely agree. Why not focus on what people NEED to have right now? More money for funding for medical research and new technology in the medical field and having it more accessable to doctors and hospitals (major personal interest in that). And maybe a faster turnaround time in research...people need medications NOW not 10 years from now.
Here's another eye roll to people that want to spend big money on big ideas that not everyone is even going to be able to take advantage of. 
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