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Originally Posted by banquo's_bumble_puppy
How would manned space exploration fare during a severe economic downturn? Say, something on the order of a deep recession or possibly an economic depression? Would ISS be slashed? Moon return flights? If taxpayers are out of work and not paying taxes, then what?
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I think it's hard to predict. On one hand, if a lot of people were out of work, they would probably demand cuts in the space program. But on the other hand, you never know, a charismatic politician might come by saying, we have to have dreams and be optimistic about the future, and people might support that.