The Solar System is a Giant Grocery Store

Wired News: The Final Capitalist Frontier

Space: The Final Frontier...of capitalism.

Dig in, it's waiting to be taken--rape the resources, use it a dumping ground, subject the working class Martians to bourgeouise Earth dominance...

Actually, in a limited sense, I think it's a fantastic idea. First, taking the resources for exploration out of one's own immediate environment is a splendid idea. Second, mining hydrogen and other abundant minerals from the moon (etc) would do wonders for the propagation of fuel cell and related technologies in our efforts to curb pollution and build a sustainable world ecosystem.