Does Space Exploration Contribute To Poverty In America

Brandt Blanchard Q4 EA1

Introduction:

Does space exploration contribute to the poverty in America?

Body: Source A and Source B

“Half the jobs in the nation pay less than $34,000 a year, according to the Economic Policy Institute.” This shows that multiple people in America make less than $34,000 a year, and they have to feed themselves and their family on that salary.

“(Imagine John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, made of solid gold, and could you appreciate the enormous cost of space travel.) It costs $500 to $700 million every time a shuttle

“Half the jobs in the nation pay less than $34,000 a year, according to the Economic Policy Institute” and 104 million Americans live below twice the poverty line ($38,000 for a family of three). This shows that there are many people that are in poverty, yet we still spend 100’s of billions of dollars on space exploration, when we should be spending it on the poor and homeless. Source B shows that NASA contributes to the problem with poverty in America by it showing how much money we spend on space exploration, when we should be spending it on helping people. “(Imagine John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, made of solid gold, and you can appreciate the enormous cost of space travel.) It costs $500 to $700 million every time the shuttle flies.” This shows that we are spending way too much money on things that is not even helping our economy. These two sources are alike because they both show how we are spending way too much money on things that are not even helping our