Civilized said:
caryking said:
Civilized said:
BBW12OG said:
So.....
This is bad right?
What are they doing?
Who is funding it?
I could have applied for a grant to research homosexuality in prison and the effect condoms have on chickens and gotten approved.
Open honesty seems to bother the left and Pinocchio.....
As soon as the receipts are shown it gets obvious.
You're showing your ignorance again.
Clearly you don't know any major research university professors that actually rely on the incredibly challenging and competitive grant process
to fund their research labs.
I happen to support the whole idea of stopping "all" federal grants to universities. It's time the Universities start going to the donators to support their research. Each university that wants to be in the research game, well.. go raise the money.
Now, for a two for one… the money that the University raises, they can decide to spend it on research or sports. It's their call. What does your University want to be?
Respectfully Cary, that's preposterous given the net benefit to our economy and society of investing in high-level medical, tech, and science research, and also given there isn't a developed nation in the world whose government doesn't heavily invest in research. 30%-40% of research around the world is funded by governments.
The right has got to stop forming their opinions of the efficacy or prudence of government institutions and activities based on edge cases that aren't true indicators of value.
Observing the last three weeks, the most frustrating thing is that there is zero indication that there is any actual analysis of value proposition of funding that's getting cut.
Scientific research, consumer protection, and targeted, non-military, humanitarian, and strategic interventions like USAID are some of the highest-ROI activities our government undertakes.
Taking a sledgehammer to research funding, USAID, and the CFPB is colossally shortsighted, stupid, and completely lacking in any sort of underlying thoughtful economic cost/benefit analysis.
Civ, I'm not questioning the research that should be done. I'm saying that the funding should come from the alumni or other sources that support said University.
As far as you believing the right has to quit… fill in the blank. That doesn't surprise me as I "think" you are a government solves a lot of problems the country has, type person.
I am more of a survivalist type person, first. Then, I think you and everyone else, just like I do, could give to the unfortunate from our own pocket. That, instead of government, most likely "my opinion" will be more meaningful to the receiver and the giver, than the current system. I know how helping others makes my heart feel. I also know how helping others makes them feel, by their emotions. It's a very moving thing.
All of us have been disconnected from service, because of the system that's been created. It needs changing slowly, but surely.
I believe the research that this country needs and or wants can be funded by the private sector. This can be done by fund raising within a University or a Private Sector PE based business.
As long as these types of funding continue to come out of the Federal Government, you will have, and should have the scrutiny you've seen the last three weeks.
Now, if you think we shouldn't have scrutiny given to the tax dollars, then, you and I will never get any type of alignment. That's when I will say: elections have consequences…. Work hard to change our government in four years.
