19 January, 2004
HOW much?
From a BBC quiz on current events over the past week (probably not permanently archived, but here's the URL, just in case):
George W Bush has outlined several big ticket policies this election year. Which carries the highest price tag?
A: Moon and Mars exploration
B: Promoting marriage
C:
Fingerprinting and photographing visitors to the US
The answer was C
The database will cost $300m this year and $20bn to implement fully over several years.
The president has pledged $1.5bn to encourage citizens to marry, especially those in inner city areas.
The space programme will receive an extra $1bn over five years to set up a base on the Moon and manned flights to Mars.
I answered totally wrongly, thinking the cheapest (and only worthwhile one) was the most expensive.
Posted by Ministry at 18:10
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