re: #296 Obdicut

So you’re unwilling to admit that even without the new satellite program our forecast/warning systems will remain funded at exactly the rate the president requested.

More straight from the NOAA:

Data and imagery obtained from the JPSS will increase timeliness, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness of public warnings and forecasts of climate and weather events, thus reducing the potential loss of human life and property and advancing the national economy.

It’s an upgrade to our current system. I’m sure an upgrade would be nice but my argument is we are running over a $1.5 Trillion annual deficit and we need to focus on actual needs not wants.