Trump and his team want to destroy one of the key foundations of American strength, just as China is massively intensifying its efforts to catch up and then surpass the US
Bill, Trump (and Musk) are sleeper members of the CPC. I can think of no other reason for what appears to be advancing the CPC efforts to take the lead in... everything.
Why do Trump et al want to gut American science? I'd say because they are very narrowly focused on corporate profits, and science teaches that major regulations are needed in the face of looming climate change disasters. These regulations endanger profits -- so the solution is to suppress the science.
I think the U.S. Federal-funded research system is broken and needs tremendous reform. Do you think that 100% of the monies that the Federal government gives to universities is going to cutting edge research? Harvard has about 2,200 professors and 12,000 administrators and staff https://oira.harvard.edu/2022-23-fact-book/2022-23-fact-book-archive-faculty-and-staff/. There is a tremendous amount of waste and not as much focus on cutting edge research as you might like. I would also point out that all Trump did was announce a *review* of $ 9 billion of grants that Harvard would receive over 10 years (versus their $50+ billion endowment). I would put that in the context that Biden attempted, multiple times, to illegally cancel ***$1 trillion*** worth of student debt. At the end of the day, the money for the research has to come from somewhere. With a $2 trillion annual budget deficit, the Federal government needs to find massive savings to afford what it is currently spending, and whether it is Trump or any other President - besides Biden - you will find they will all be tightening the Federal government's "belt".
Speaking of science & innovation, the Moscow Innovation Cluster and the Beijing Center for Scientific Cooperation signed a MoU on March 27th which was just releases today at TASS. Some agreement on technological exports, market access and using Infrastruktur of the other country. Here is the source:
Nothing makes sense. None of the Trump ‘policies’ make sense. Massive self-harm to the US and to the wider western world. I despair every time I open a news story.
Bill, Trump (and Musk) are sleeper members of the CPC. I can think of no other reason for what appears to be advancing the CPC efforts to take the lead in... everything.
Why do Trump et al want to gut American science? I'd say because they are very narrowly focused on corporate profits, and science teaches that major regulations are needed in the face of looming climate change disasters. These regulations endanger profits -- so the solution is to suppress the science.
I think the U.S. Federal-funded research system is broken and needs tremendous reform. Do you think that 100% of the monies that the Federal government gives to universities is going to cutting edge research? Harvard has about 2,200 professors and 12,000 administrators and staff https://oira.harvard.edu/2022-23-fact-book/2022-23-fact-book-archive-faculty-and-staff/. There is a tremendous amount of waste and not as much focus on cutting edge research as you might like. I would also point out that all Trump did was announce a *review* of $ 9 billion of grants that Harvard would receive over 10 years (versus their $50+ billion endowment). I would put that in the context that Biden attempted, multiple times, to illegally cancel ***$1 trillion*** worth of student debt. At the end of the day, the money for the research has to come from somewhere. With a $2 trillion annual budget deficit, the Federal government needs to find massive savings to afford what it is currently spending, and whether it is Trump or any other President - besides Biden - you will find they will all be tightening the Federal government's "belt".
Speaking of science & innovation, the Moscow Innovation Cluster and the Beijing Center for Scientific Cooperation signed a MoU on March 27th which was just releases today at TASS. Some agreement on technological exports, market access and using Infrastruktur of the other country. Here is the source:
https://tass.ru/ekonomika/23557667
Bill, there is no explanation that could make sense. I'd love to hear someone try, though.
Nothing makes sense. None of the Trump ‘policies’ make sense. Massive self-harm to the US and to the wider western world. I despair every time I open a news story.
Xi is the Wise Monkey than trump.