[Coyoteman]

Don’t feel bad, NASA is next....

I will feel bad. And so should you.

If we put all of our budgets into welfare and other entitlements, with none into research, we'll be an agrarian economy in a generation. And probably cease to exist as an independent country in two.

[ASOC]

Gosh, I didn’t think I needed to add the /sarc tag.....

[jmc813]

If we put all of our budgets into welfare and other entitlements, with none into research, we'll be an agrarian economy in a generation. And probably cease to exist as an independent country in two.

Or C. We can rely on privately funded scientific enterprises and charitable organizations. It doesn't have to be a one or the other type thing.