This seems to be a sarcastic off-shoot of the discussion but I gave u an upvote. Your point is completely valid ... a stable research environment needs governme

This seems to be a sarcastic off-shoot of the discussion but I gave u an upvote. Your point is completely valid ... a stable research environment needs government funding. I think this might be a US statistic but I recall reading that we spend more on any one of the top 3 sports than we spend on all forms of cancer research. This should be a no-brainer but it isn't. There was an ACM Communications article a few years ago by Moshe Verde where he pointed out that computation has radically altered both theory and experimentation - the two pillars of science. As a professional scientist, I firmly believe we are at the precipice of great discoveries that will benefit all of humanity - except we are squandering time, and the resources of the planet on stupid bickering.