Topic: We should subsidize space exploration

Argument: the country needs to be prepared against other countries that use space exploration to advance both offensive and defensive strategies

Argument: the country only has a certain amount of money, and it would be used better to help people here on earth than to explore space.

Argument: The exploration of space can only improve on the knowledge of things here on earth as we learn more and more about the makeup of the universe.

Argument: the government funded the whole space program in the 60's and we made it to the moon.

Argument: the government spends too much money as it is. space exploration is not necessary enough to be subsidized.

Argument: The money spent on space exploration would be better spent on improving life on Earth.

Argument: the money spent on space exploration would be better used to combat problems on earth

Argument: the money spent on subsidizing space exploration could be better spent on other things that help all of society

Argument: the money used on space exploration could be used on alternative initiatives such as an health and combating poverty.

Argument: The technology developed for space exploration has also had uses in regular life - subsidizing space exploration would also have positive trickle down effects.

Argument: the technology we get from space exploration alone is worth the cost of it

Argument: the universe outside of our planet holds the most fascinating mysteries, of course we should explore it and learn, it is ignorant and arrogant to think this planet is all that matters

Argument: there are already too many problems in the world that could use the resources more than space.

Argument: there are better things to spend money on

Argument: there are many more practical realms of scientific inquiry that need our support more urgently.

Argument: there are more immediate needs here on earth, there's no reason to explore space. we have to care for what we have already.

Argument: there are more important things to spend public funds on such as health care, housing and education.

Argument: there are more practical needs, like housing and infrastructure, in which we should invest.

Argument: there are much more important things to spend money on; space exploration is a low priority and should not be subsidized

Argument: there are much more worthy causes to invest in than space exploration, which benefits nobody.

Argument: there are so many other problems in the world such as sickness and poverty. money should be used for those, not for getting to a rock in a distant place.

Argument: there are so many things in this world left to discover, so we should definitely support space research.

Argument: there doesn't seem to be a broader point to exploring space other than to explore - government subsidies should go to programs that benefit people on earth in the present.

Argument: There have been no direct benefits from space travel; all the inventions and by-products of space exploration would have been developed eventually by commercial companies.