[bluesbassman]

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One service I'm a little torn on is the space program. Certainly it could be managed better than it is now, but I don't think any company has enough financial interest in sending stuff into space like satellites.

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Um, not true. I actually work for a private company which makes satellites. (I'm an aerospace engineer.) Much, if not most, or our business is from other private companies, such as telecommunications firms. If fact, last week I helped support the launch and mission operations of a satelitte which I helped design for just such a company. It will carry HDTV signals to the U.S. We also design and build launch vehicles.