Raiders of the lost tax break.

[Alex K]

No what I am saying is that millions are homeless and starving, the world is ruining out of fossil fuels. While this is happening millions is put aside to launch objects in the space cause that will solve everyone's problems

You're just ignorantly mouthing off against science because it's a somewhat costly thing that you happen to stumble across and don't understand. Do you have any inkling how large the economy is in comparison? What a stupid football stadium or a skyscraper cost?
If only! these social environmental problems could be solved by scrapping the odd space mission. Humbug, there's enough food, enough money, enough workforce, just not the concerted will.

What do you mean "cheap points?"

See above. You just bash the first thing you come across which vaguely conflicts with your world view and scream: think of the starving children! It's transparently hypocritical.