The Trump budget assault on science, in one chart - Vox.com

[Bill USA]

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“Make no mistake: These numbers would be crippling to much of the federal science apparatus.”[/font]

http://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/3/16/14947734/trump-2018-budget-cuts-science-chart

The Trump administration’s budget outline released today has some shocking numbers when it comes to scientific research. “Make no mistake: These numbers would be crippling to much of the federal science apparatus,” says Matt Hourihan, the director of budget and policy programs at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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This “skinny” version of the budget contains at least $7 billion in cuts to science research programs, plus a 30 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency. Also painful: The budget seeks to cut 18 percent of the National Institutes of Health’s budget. The NIH provides the largest share of federally funded research dollars to universities across the country.

Other cuts include:

A $102 million cut to NASA’s earth science programs, eliminating four NASA Earth science missions completely.

A $900 million reduction in the Energy Department’s basic science research budget. The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy — a $300 million program that provides grants for energy research — is wholly eliminated because “the private sector is better positioned to finance disruptive energy research.”
[font color="blue"]{for profit companies, for the most part, fund "product development" not what you would call "disruptive research". _B_USA}[/font]
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[JHan]

1. smh

[applegrove]

2. The rich GOPERS don't want small corporations to be able to thrive with

government research. Just like in Canada the conservatives stopped the long form census. No other reason than to make sure the best information in the world is in the hands of the rich GOP elite and they don't have to compete with smaller business in business success or in power.