How does discovering new planets relate to government?
1. If the astronomers or the search efforts were funded with tax dollars, then you have a government issue. 2. If any new government actions or programs are based on this new information, then you have a government issue. 3. If the parties funded in either of the above situations are in your state or locality, then it’s a state and/or local issue for you. 4. If the “feds” throw a few million or more at any project, then that money goes to hire people, buy things, and build stuff. When they buy stuff, the money goes to whomever makes or sells that stuff. When they build stuff, someone gets paid for building stuff, and so on. Every time the money changes hands, somebody gets taxed and the whole cycle starts over. A little business goes a long way. Pretty much anything short of burying money in a coffee can has an affect on local, state, and federal activity. For that matter, burying a bunch of money has an impact, too.
