Go live in Iraq without air conditioning for a year and see how willing you'd be to give it up. There has to be a balance. Yes, we should invest in sciences.

Go live in Iraq without air conditioning for a year and see how willing you'd be to give it up. There has to be a balance. Yes, we should invest in sciences. No, we will not convince people to give up things that may not matter in the long run, but matter very much in their day-to-day lives. Honestly, you should have used the defense budget as an example.