It occurs to me that while the London Olympic Games will cost us a reported £11,000,000,000, NASA have landed their rover on Mars for around one seventh of this at £1,500,000,000.
The benefits and rewards from the Olympics is a debatable issue but are unlikely to be long lasting; the eventual consequences of NASA's project for the human race could be utterly incalculable. For the price of the Olympics, we could have sent 7 'Curiosities' to Mars.
Why are governments so willing to spend money on frivolous trivia and so reluctant to spend it on truly important projects ?
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