re: #308 Sionainn

When one is talking about newer better satellites, it’s common sense that they are going to cost more later. It’s always that way with new technology for systems such as those that aren’t going to be mass produced on a large scale. It’s not just a “belief,” but rather a fact.

It’s a baseless contention. Not everything goes up in price even when counting in inflation (That box your typing into is a good example). Even if I’m willing to concede that point it doesn’t change the facts that the numbers they use are pulled out of thin air and current NOAA responsibilities are being funded at a level the president requested.

I don’t mind having the argument about the necessity of the new satellite program. What I do mind is people using that argument to claim current NOAA responsibilities are being slashed and they want to close down warning centers.