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frodo1008
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I am no longer going to post on askold's thread "Don't shoot me. I'm just the messenger" per that worthy individuals own request. Note, askold was not posting that to just me, but thought that everything useful had already been wrung out of that particular thread.<br /><br />However, as a certain bit of unfinished business came up, I have decided to start my own thread here. I am proposing a form letter as follows:<br /><br /><font color="yellow"> <br />As the American Aerospace segment of American Industry is the only segment of our industrial machine that is currently running in the black in the very important Balance of Payment area. And further, is a very great source of American Middle Class jobs and benefits that generate federal governmental tax receipts.<br /><br />And that NASA is the leading governmental agency for maintaining this very useful cooperative situation between government and industry.<br /><br />I propose, that NASA be given a constant 10% increase in funding every year (after inflation) until NASA’s currently inadequate funding level of some 0.56% of the federal budget at least reaches a more adequate 1.0% of the federal budget.<br /><br />As NASA’s budget is already so small, and the increase is steady but also small, this would not be inflationary or add greatly to the National Debt.<br /><br />Thank You for your kind consideration in this very important matter, and for your continued support of NASA and its many worthwhile programs!<br /><br /></font><br /><br />Please feel free to modify this letter as you see fit. But also please send this letter (or one so modified if you wish) to (at the very least) your individual elected representative in the House of Representatives and the two Senators from your state, as they have to be able to have your direct votes to continue in office.<br /><br />I know that at least some here at the very least would not send such a letter as they dislike one or more aspects of what NASA is doing. And there