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The White House's nerd-delighting Death Star petition response - The Week
Paul Shawcross, Chief of the Science and Space Branch at the White House Office of Management and Budget, outlines a few reasons why construction of a Death Star simply isn't in the best interest of the country. A few of his points:
1. The construction of the Death Star has been estimated to cost more than $850,000,000,000,000,000. We're working hard to reduce the deficit, not expand it.
2. The administration does not support blowing up planets.
3. Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that could be exploited by a one-man starship?
Shawcross ends with a call for star-gazing youngsters "to pursue a career in science, technology, or math-related field" to ensure the United States' position as a space leader. "Remember," he concludes, "the Death Star's power to destroy a planet, or even a whole star system, is insignificant next to the power of the Force."
Paul Shawcross, Chief of the Science and Space Branch at the White House Office of Management and Budget, outlines a few reasons why construction of a Death Star simply isn't in the best interest of the country. A few of his points:
1. The construction of the Death Star has been estimated to cost more than $850,000,000,000,000,000. We're working hard to reduce the deficit, not expand it.
2. The administration does not support blowing up planets.
3. Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that could be exploited by a one-man starship?
Shawcross ends with a call for star-gazing youngsters "to pursue a career in science, technology, or math-related field" to ensure the United States' position as a space leader. "Remember," he concludes, "the Death Star's power to destroy a planet, or even a whole star system, is insignificant next to the power of the Force."
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