Oddly, people blindly throw tax dollars at astronomy without ever batting an eye. Have any of you ever used or even seen the inside of those telescopes? Yet we fully fund them and everyone is OK with that because most people don't know they pay for it or they believe this is all for science. Actually, it's a hobby. Many people own telescopes and don't receive government funding. The majority of discoveries in astronomy are done by amateurs.  Don't believe me? Look it up. The lic plates on the astronomy vehicles are gov plates. There is a professor from UH, Panos somebody who constantly attacks rail for bad management and cost over runs but fully supports paying for his friends in astronomy. The pain from this will go away after a few months and people will forget they are paying for it.  Not to mention, astronomy only pays the state $1.00 a year rent. Ha! Ha! Ha! We deserve to suffer from the decisions of our law makers.