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The Guardian has an article about Virgin Galactic's proposed launch site, Spaceport America,
which broke ground in southern New Mexico's high desert in 2009 with
almost a quarter of a billion dollars from taxpayers, $76m of which came
from the two local counties.
Truth or Consequences, population 6,000
and home to the Spaceport America Visitor Center, is one of the poorest
places in the state.
The increased taxes, adopted across impoverished
Sierra County, contributed to about $5m as of 2014.
Since 2009, state
school budgets have been cut and an estimated $26m in necessary repairs
to the town's water system has been put on hold.
There's no more money
to pay for it.
The average annual income of residents is just $15,000
per year, one third of residents live below the poverty line, and just
20% over the age of 25 have obtained a bachelor's degree.
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My son grew up during the Mattel "HE-Man" episodes on TV.
I come home from work one day and my four year old son had drawn a big X with a felt marker on the living room wall.
I ask him why he did it and he replies, "X marks the spot dad,“I have the power!” "
Nobody sets out to make a bad movie. But the truth is, it happens all
the time.
And every time it does, there’s a fun misadventure and
cautionary tale lurking somewhere behind the scenes.
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