Or maybe we give more thought to the feasibility of space colonization and give people the ability to opt out of paying for this kind of adventurism?
I work really hard and would rather my taxes go to helping out those living today, not maybe those living in 1,000 years.
I agree with you. It's driven by nothing more than sci-fi fantasy. Robots are the future of space travel and public funded inventions for those do end up bringing useful technological advances in the future.