NSF funding cut for 2005 - Democratic Underground

midnight armadillo

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Mon Jan-10-05 12:28 PM
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NSF funding cut for 2005

The latest budget will give NSF a cut of 1.9%, or about $230 million.

Way to go Bush...shoot the country in the foot much?

Anyway, the NSF has been underfunded for years, and in 2001 BushCo pledged to double its funding by 2007, a pledge which has clearly been forgotten. There is 0 doubt in my mind that this is retribution for the support the scientific community gave to Kerry.

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Dudley_DUright

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Mon Jan-10-05 12:32 PM
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1. You are exactly correct

Edited on Mon Jan-10-05 12:33 PM by Dudley_DUright

Every scientist I know (including myself) can't stand Bush and the group "Scientists and Engineers for Change" was very active during the campaign against him. Bush's crowd does not even recognize "the enlightenment", let alone the value of modern science.

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bowens43

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Mon Jan-10-05 12:38 PM
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2. We don't need science, we have the bible.

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Nicholas D Wolfwood

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Mon Jan-10-05 12:51 PM
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3. Jebus will cure cancer.

When Democrats stop sinning, that is.

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stray cat

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Mon Jan-10-05 12:57 PM
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4. NIH was handed a virtual cut as well

Edited on Mon Jan-10-05 12:57 PM by dmordue

National Institute of Health - Medical research

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