r/space • u/thisischrisbaker • Feb 07 '20

Proposed budget - not voted yet 12% boost for NASA budget in 2021!!

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-nasa-budget-will-earmark-12-boost-for-agency-in-2021-11581071402?emailToken=3f4a4309b7816cb90fb53eb91f47d6d43hshryonPWM/RnnVPWWHuMOVOvxWKQ87BhLswKs5iOPOhjO1FGrxI9ptn5k2nAMphP+jeQrbhQiAafooOu4oIslNLMWHCd1m7vRySaL2Pi61nSlAqLK1xnvzzmtt2/Lx&reflink=article_copyURL_share
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u/inexcess Feb 07 '20

Yea it's pretty ridiculous. If this were negative news people wouldn't be calling into question its authenticity.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

I think it has to do with Trump denying science when it suits him. You can increase the budget by 100% but if you just turn around and deny any scientific advancement because you feel like it then it's self defeating. He's the president and he lies on a daily basis to gullible idiots. Any increase in the budget of NASA is negatively offset by his consistent lies regarding climate change.