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I remain stunned that our political system has produced literally trillions of dollars in bailouts for idiot bankers and failed automakers while we appear to be
by ckinnan 17y ago
I remain stunned that our political system has produced literally trillions of dollars in bailouts for idiot bankers and failed automakers while we appear to be so close to a cure for a range of cancers-- a disease which strikes down people in their prime.
Seriously, the Bear Stearns bailout alone was SIX times bigger than our entire federal commitment to cancer research.
Hopefully our Aussie friends will find the cure.
- anamax 17y agoPromising cancer treatements appear fairly often. As to US medical research, the grant system (both public and private) seems designed to support research labs, not produce research. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/health/research/28cancer.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/health/research/28cancer.h...