I think we need a restructuring of the process by which funds are allocated, not necessarily more money (although I'm not opposed to that). My sense is that po

I think we need a restructuring of the process by which funds are allocated, not necessarily more money (although I'm not opposed to that). My sense is that politicians don't really understand much of the problems affecting research. They hear researchers complain about NIH funding obvious studies, and don't realize that what the researchers mean is "obvious to an expert in any remotely related area", not "obvious to a person with no understanding of the subject matter." Then they pull in experts, and end up with hyper-credentialed persons who have benefited from the very process that needs reform. It's sort of a vicious circle.