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guelo
on Dec 2, 2014
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NASA: We're sending humans to Mars
NASA costs about as much as the Carried Interest tax loophole for hedge fund managers.
dwd
on Dec 3, 2014
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It's also a lot smaller than the 4.5 trillion sunk in quantitative easing.
Tloewald
on Dec 3, 2014
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Quantitative easing doesn't actually cost money. The fed buys securities with it and probably breaks even or makes a profit.
seanflyon
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And proponents of both justify them as ways of making capital available to worth while endeavors. In my mind that rings true for one slightly more than the other.
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