U.S. Needs Gov't Investments to Keep Lead in Science

Al Hunt, Bloomberg
Albert R. HuntPresident Barack Obama's call for "investments" in education, infrastructure and science and health research is dismissed by most congressional Republicans as a fig leaf for more big-government spending. That underlies the House's decision Feb. 19 to slash $61 billion from an array of discretionary spending programs in the current fiscal year budget. This may make proponents feel good, yet, as almost all budget experts acknowledge, these measures have little to do with addressing America's fiscal challenges. That would require focusing on...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/02/21/us_needs_gov039t_investments_to_keep_lead_in_science_250878.html

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