Most Americans think NASA’s $10B space telescope is a good investment
It is - and that's $10b upfront cost for an asset that will operate for a decade.  $1b a year is a steal for that compared to the other shit the US wastes federal money on.I'd personally vote to 10x or 100x our hard-science funding in general, we spend an absolute pittance compared to military funding or corn subsidies or whatever other bullshit.