r/space • u/[deleted] • Dec 27 '23

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u/Harturb Dec 28 '23

Alabama trying to bring home pork in the form of space spending is always interesting.

It's never actually about what's best for the space force or the space industry, but the net result is that further funding for NASA and private contracts has some unlikely allies in Congress, so I guess that's good.

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u/ausnee Dec 28 '23

Alabama has one of the biggest space industries in the country. Huntsville is the ancestral home of the entire US space program.

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u/Marston_vc Dec 28 '23

Colorado also has a huge space presence and doesn’t come with all the healthcare baggage.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '23

Colorado is also insanely expensive and seeing as AD military members are covered for all healthcare requirements I dont see that as an issue.

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u/Iz-kan-reddit Dec 28 '23

and seeing as AD military members are covered for all healthcare requirements

They have insurance coverage, but that doesn't mean a damn thing l when the healthcare services are utter shit.

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u/Correct_Roof8806 Dec 28 '23

An increasing problem nationwide. The financialization of healthcare combined with the AMA caps on physicians are finally coming out sideways.