I see that "whitey on the moon" is back.
If it makes you feel better, the amount of money the United States spends on space is a very small percentage compared overall entitlement spending. There is always going to be some level of inequality, so your maxim that we should only spend money on space exploration when those problems are solved just isn't workable. The enormous amount of money the United States spends on "solving" inequality and poverty begs the question of if that's even an effective or efficient allocation of resources in the first place.
1. Do you think that it is the mission that is misguided, or the methods, in "solving" inequality and poverty?
2. What would you rather the money be spent on?
1. Both.
2. I don't understand the question. What money?
1. Why would eradicating poverty not be something to strive for?
2. The money you mentioned as basis of the comment I replied to. But if you have a cognitive disability which precludes the ability to follow a conversation's thread, I can summarize the previous state at the start of each response.