Congress recently passed an
appropriations bill to fund the federal government through September 30. I
believe most people would agree that we need a continuing federal government and
that some funding would be necessary.
Need I remind you that the federal government is already $17 trillion in debt, and with budget imbalance, this debt increases hourly.
In spite of that, the appropriations bill increases funding for several agencies involved with science. The National Science Foundation gets an increase of $221 million. NASA gets a slight increase, as does the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Why?
The National Science Foundation (NSF) already has a bloated budget to do things no reasonable person would ever consider practical, and the other agencies certainly do not need an expansion. I previously suggested that their budgets should be cut by at least 20%
Apparently, Congress has not yet come to the realization that the federal government has real money problems.
Need I remind you that the federal government is already $17 trillion in debt, and with budget imbalance, this debt increases hourly.
In spite of that, the appropriations bill increases funding for several agencies involved with science. The National Science Foundation gets an increase of $221 million. NASA gets a slight increase, as does the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Why?
The National Science Foundation (NSF) already has a bloated budget to do things no reasonable person would ever consider practical, and the other agencies certainly do not need an expansion. I previously suggested that their budgets should be cut by at least 20%
Apparently, Congress has not yet come to the realization that the federal government has real money problems.
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