The laser launch pad

We all know that at this point that space launching has reached an all time high in terms of cash and the space program is facing shutdown. The problem isn't that we don't want to go into space but that it's to expensive to get thing into space what we need is a cheaper means of get things up there. There is a little known idea that could solve this problem but not many people know about it. So I'm trying to get it out there. I won't take credit for it because it wasn't my idea but here it goes. The laser pad is like a gun that shoots a laser onto a ship were that ship is made to withstand the laser and harness it's power start into propulsion so the ship rides the laser up and out into space making for a easy and effective way to get into space. So help to get the word around.