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Money is the most concrete way to quantify the level of commitment that's being discussed. Anything less would just be a bunch of hand-waving about science bei
by prospero 17y ago
Money is the most concrete way to quantify the level of commitment that's being discussed. Anything less would just be a bunch of hand-waving about science being super important and stuff.
- jacoblyles 17y agoOn the other hand, you have to discount the results a bit for the inefficiencies of bureaucracy and democratic decision making. For example, the billions spent on subsidizing research on the hydrogen power car undoubtedly diverted a lot of effort and commitment towards a technology that was never particularly viable. It was, however, a sexy technology to talk about on the campaign stump.