I find it very funny that this article came up after my recents posts today.
Obama has to come to a desition, he recently gained access to new documents and information he havent been able to get his hands on because it was not in the hands of the goverment.
Hopefully he has made up his mind very soon and will tag along amongst the european countrys who has opened up theyr hidden files...
Science is a way of doing things.
It is not controlled by Obama or any other government. You, me, industry and the Catholic Church can all do science if they choose.
There is a problem with the intermediaries who control research monies taken from the general population. These folks seem to have a big streak of the tax thief in them. They feather their own nests as illustrated in Britain recently.
Unfortunately our so called democracies seem prone to unacceptable influences.
I dare say if we trimmed the resources that fell through the hands of the tax thieves we might find enough individuals (and others) who would invest some of their increased resources for research. (I wouldn't depend on it though!)
It's not a great system. If you want to change it you probably can make some impact.
I think you meant to say "Unfortunately our so called humanity seems prone to unacceptable influence."
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