Trump’s OMB pick questions why government funds science.
You remember science, that pesky subjects Republicans like to ignore.
Click here for reuse options!The person that takes the job will have a significant impact on budgets throughout the federal government, so it’s worth learning more about their views. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick is Rep. Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, and he doesn’t really see the need for government-funded science research.
In a now cached Facebook post from September, when a debate was raging in Congress as to whether or not we should fund research into Zika Mulvaney writes:
“I have received all sorts of emails and FB comments this week on Zika. Some people want me to pass a “clean” bill (which I suppose means not paying for it with spending reductions elsewhere). Other folks want us to fund more research if we can find a way to pay for it.
No one has written me yet, though, to ask what might be the best question: do we really need government-funded research at all.”
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18 responses to Trump’s OMB pick questions why government funds science.
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oldfart December 22nd, 2016 at 10:58
Silly republican,
You need science to explain why republicans are idiots…
(And math to explain how many of them there are…)
Larry Schmitt December 22nd, 2016 at 13:28
That’s not science, it’s magic. Nothing else would explain how a species so stupid (republican) continues to exist
labman57 December 22nd, 2016 at 11:53
The problem goes far beyond questioning the validity of scientific research on a specific mosquito-spread disease, in part because to date, it has not had significant impact on the U.S. population — a mindset that permeates the nationalistic muttonheads who will be running the nation next month.
This comes down to the fundamental question of why it is just as important to invest in basic research as it is to fund applied research. There exists a causal relationship between the two — the latter would not be possible had others not already pursued the former.
People who don’t understand how the scientific process works tend to be the ones who most loudly decry federal grants for scientific research investigating questions that they regard as meaningless. The danger is when politicians in a position to make policy decisions embrace scientific illiteracy.
This has increasingly become an issue in recent years as conservative pundits and politicians continue to promote anti-intellectualism, display an ignorance of the scientific process, and encourage widespread mistrust of the scientific community .
anothertoothpick December 22nd, 2016 at 12:30
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Larry Schmitt December 22nd, 2016 at 13:29
As Dubya once said so eloquently, “Is our children learning?”
arc99 December 22nd, 2016 at 12:39
Without government funded scientific research, there might not be an Internet.
Are there any right wingers remaining on the planet who are not world-class idiots?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET
The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was an early packet switching network and the first network to implement the protocol suite TCP/IP. Both technologies became the technical foundation of the Internet. ARPANET was initially funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of the United States Department of Defense
Larry Schmitt December 22nd, 2016 at 13:31
A classic, never gets old. The late, great Ted Stevens explains the internet.
https://youtu.be/f99PcP0aFNE
arc99 December 22nd, 2016 at 14:15
The Internet is not a truck, it is a bunch of tubes. At least he got that part right.
Reminds me of one of the phrases I saw in a list of humorous epitaph suggestions.
I GUESS THE DOCTOR WAS RIGHT. I WAS SICK.
Larry Schmitt December 22nd, 2016 at 15:45
Here’s a real one from the Tombstone, AZ boot hill:
HERE LIES LESTER MOORE, FOUR SLUGS FROM A 44, NO LES NO MORE
Sy Colepath December 22nd, 2016 at 16:36
The first thing that I thought about. This country is being run by idiots.
anothertoothpick December 22nd, 2016 at 12:40
This could signal the end of some very important Research..
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bpollen December 23rd, 2016 at 04:12
Cool! She makes her own broth right in the pan!
Willys41 December 22nd, 2016 at 13:58
We can always rely on republicans to ask all the questions that only mental defectives and Neanderthals would ask.
Larry Schmitt December 22nd, 2016 at 15:46
Such as, “If we’re descended from apes, why are there still apes?”
bpollen December 23rd, 2016 at 04:11
If we invented horseless carriages, why are there still horses?
My best guess is… girls.
amersham1046 December 22nd, 2016 at 17:24
He also wants to expand the nuclear arsenal, will it be done by the private sector, and selling it to the highest bidder
bpollen December 23rd, 2016 at 04:23
Well, thanks to NASA, we now have pacemakers keeping Darth Cheney alive! Invisible braces to get Satan’s smile looking its best. Scractch-resistant lenses so he can see to commit his evil under all conditions. Space blankets to keep his gun-shot victims warm while waiting for the ambulance. Airplane de-icing systems so he can fly his minions about the globe. Memory foam so he can sleep well amongst his victims. Portable cordless vacuums and freeze-drying to dispose of his enemies. CMOS image sensors so he can take digital photos for his scrapbook of depravity. Solar cells to help keep the LED lights around the driveway to hell going. Openstack so evil can migrate to the cloud.
Damn you, government-funded science!
Charlie Seivard December 23rd, 2016 at 07:50
He’s afraid it will find a cure for morons like him.