All we need is half of a penny.
At the end of the speech, Tyson asked the Senate committee to double NASA’s budget from a half-cent on every tax dollar collected to a full penny. Such an increase would raise NASA’s budget from less than $18 billion to a healthy $37.5 billion. I listened to the entire original address, which was about nine minutes long, and agreed with all of it. At the same time I was kind of frustrated because I didn’t think the majority of people would treat it as something beyond a frivolous expense that, with our current level of debt, we could do without.
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Argumentation and Debate - 62242 Β»Argumentation and Debate - 62242
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Kyle DeFazio  Β»Kyle DeFazio
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Debate 1 Β»Debate 1
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Resolved: NASA's budget sould be significantly increased. Β»Resolved: NASA's budget sould be significantly increased.
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Nasa's budget need to be increased fast. Β»Nasa's budget need to be increased fast.
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Harms: There currently isn't enough money in the NASA budget. Β»Harms: There currently isn't enough money in the NASA budget.
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All we need is half of a penny.
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0.5 cents/every tax dollar would raise the budget to 37.5 billion. Β»0.5 cents/every tax dollar would raise the budget to 37.5 billion.
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