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Enact Legislation to Restrict the NASA Budget to No Less than 1.00% of Federal Funding, as of FY2014.

Created by A.C. on March 07, 2013

In 1961, at the height of the space race, the NASA budget was 4.41% of federal outlays (Guardian: http://tinyurl.com/cxhopj6). In 2005, despite the federal government spending only ~$15 billion on NASA, $180 billion of economic activity was created by this outlay (Space Foundation report: http://tinyurl.com/bq8bqxl).
The 2013 budget expects ~$19 billion of funding for NASA (Guardian link above), or half of a percent of spending; truly this is a pittance, but one that yields vast economic and scientific rewards.
NASA advances our nation when well-funded; by guaranteeing that no less than 1% of federal spending will be on NASA, we promote job creation, encourage creativity in the economy, and gain insight on our universe.
1% is a small financial guarantee of progress in the final frontier!

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