Re: SpaceX vs. Japan

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:37:33 GMT, in a place far, far away,
fairwater@xxxxxxxxx (Derek Lyons) made the phosphor on my monitor glow
in such a way as to indicate that:

John Schilling <schillin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

If there's no competitor to Project Constellation waiting in the
wings, that's the end of it for this generation. Dear God, let
there be a competitor to Project Constellation. Competition, in
case you hadn't noticed, is the basis of pretty much everything
we do *well* in this country.

Oddly enough - that includes things that are goverment only activities
with only external competition. (Like warships.)

On the gripping hand, competition hasn't controlled health care costs

That's because there's a major disconnect in the market between the
provider and the consumer. Health insurance has been a disaster since
the government rigged the tax system so that you can only get the
deduction for it if you're an employer.
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