[RightWhale]

I would agree with that. At the same time the opponents are not just Leftists. There is a lot of resistance on the Right. Even here on FR. They say things like 'where in the Constitution does it say the Government should be spending tax money this way.'

But the country is losing its leadership role in science, and that is the one advantage we have these days.

[Dat]

We at FR should set up a charitable organization for the exploration of fussion technologies., or lobby the government to include a section on U.S. tax forms to accept donations for basic research. Get the president to promote it as a way to ensure American dominance of science. Any money made from the successful application of technologies from such a program could be redistributed to the donors in amounts proportional to their contribution to the program.