Pollster: Support for 'Space Force' could drop once public sees price tag

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Pollster Dan Cox says public support for President Trump's proposed "Space Force" will ultimately depend on the cost of the program.

"I think with any big initiative, you run into the problem that the public largely thinks the government can't do anything really well and efficiently," Cox, the research director at the Public Religion Research Institute, told Hill.TV's Krystal Ball on "What America's Thinking" on Tuesday.

"I think once we see the price tag on that, you may see public opinion starting to turn against it a little bit," he continued.
Democratic pollster Anna Greenberg said the cost of the Space Force could end up backfiring on Trump, citing the cancellation of his proposed military parade in Washington, D.C.

"Trump does this all the time. 'Let's have a military parade.' And then the military says it's going to cost [$92] million," Greenberg, who is a partner at Greenberg Quinlan Rosener, told Ball.

http://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/402875-pollster-public-opinion-on-space-force-will-depend-on-cost

Think Space cadet Bonespurs will take no for an answer?

[krawhitham]

1. The Space Force idea is completely dumb, but

It could lead to interstellar travel some day

[JDC]

2. I didn't realize that there was a whole lot of support to begin with