USA has been printing free money for ages. They used to primarily give it to organizations who explicitly are not allowed to make money (NASA) also primarily only funding white males. Is it the scam of all scams when it costs $40,000 for a toilet seat, that its illegal for anyone other than a white person to produce? Depends on whether or not you believe what the history books tell.
Arguably, if you spend money for no effort and get no results (or ever worsening results) - you will eventually get runaway inflation. Is it better to actually produce something and then make higher quality and cheaper every year (like a HDTV) I'd say, its definitely a more honest way to live, and ultimately more respected.
The only person who agrees that NASA is not a scam, is someone who is employed by NASA. Respect for NASA = 0.