NASA really only takes a very vry very small percentage of the nation's money. If you really want the government to put more $ toward poverty you should shift your telescope toward the massive sucking blackhole of our military.
The $ from ONE SINGLE Tomahawk Cruise Missile could feed dozens of families for an entire year.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/smart/bgm-109.htm
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$500,000 - current production Unit Cost
$1,400,000 - average unit cost (TY$)
$11,210,000,000 - total program cost (TY$)
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Like you said, it's a time of need. Do we really need to be lobbing these things around in Iraq and Afghanistan like they're made of water?