Obama Says 3% of GDP Should Fund Science Research And Development

tritonman writes "Obama wants to set a goal that the US spend 3% of its GDP on scientific research and development. 'I believe it is not in our character, American character, to follow — but to lead. And it is time for us to lead once again. I am here today to set this goal: we will devote more than 3 percent of our GDP to research and development,' Obama said in a speech at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences."

Re:Well - Joe Dumbass will object

[MightyYar]

stop portraying scientists/engineers/academics as nerds or evil.

You mean lie? :)

Seriously, we are pretty nerdy.

Re:What about animal hybrids in Louisiana?

[BadAnalogyGuy]

fat colored?

Beige?

Re:What about animal hybrids in Louisiana?

[Applekid]

I would like to think they are making this decision because someone finally realized that money doesn't actually grow on trees.

And that's what the research is for: Money Trees.

That's no way to run a Civilzation

[rev_sanchez]

Unless you want to pit your galleys against Aztec ironclads you'll want an R&D of 20% until you get infantry and artillery. After that you can dial it down to 10% and focus on production.

Re:What about animal hybrids in Louisiana?

[maxume]

Gold farming is more lucrative than money trees.

Re:That's no way to run a Civilzation

[Dachannien]

Actually, we already have infantry and artillery. Obama just wants to dump a bunch of money into researching Future Tech to run up the score. So boring... just build the damn ship to Alpha Centauri already so you can win and start a new game.

Re:Well - Joe Dumbass will object

[gnick]

That's it. The next time somebody calls me evil, I'm going to destroy their house with my weather machine and send my droid army after their loved ones. That'll teach then to describe engineers as evil nerds.

Re:Well - Joe Dumbass will object

[MillionthMonkey]

Nevermind that his job might become outdated in 5 years...

Joe Dumbass? I assume you mean Joe Wurzelbacher?

His job has already been outdated for over 5 months; it just hasn't penetrated his thick skull.

Re:Science makes us great.

[daveime]

Unfortunately, the other 3 pillars were the Banking, Insurance and Automobile industries.

Re:Well - Joe Dumbass will object

[bjourne]

Well, praise the Lord! I think we have found our Sion. Where the government doesn't intervene with the free markets. Where your property is yours and yours alone. Where no government confiscates your hard earned currency only to hand it out to those who think they are entitled to it without having to work for it, which is the greatest injustice of them all. This blessed place on earth, Somalia be it's name, also known as "Randland," will be our Eden. Emigrate today, only 144000 can reach salvation.

Big Government

[Anonymous Coward]

If 3% is good, surely 5% is better... 10% would be awesome. Heck, why not 50%? I mean government knows best, right?

Re:Administration

[SydShamino]

Clinton, though, was helped by the dot-com boom, which was entirely NOT his doing (it's one of those things that just evolved, IMO, and Clinton was in office at the right time)

Yeah, it was really more his vice-president's doing, back in the 1980s.

More Market Disruption

[mattwarden]

Yes, Obama, the answer is more market disruption. We are all too stupid to identify research opportunities that will likely provide benefit outweighing than the costs. I'm tired of relying on scientists to determine what should be researched. I completely believe that government bureaucrats with little or no formal training in science are best suited to make these decisions for our country.

Re:Administration

[interkin3tic]

Are you going to tell me "girls gone wild" is worthwhile and productive?

Only the first few minutes, then it gets boring and annoying, plus you question whether it's normal to become bored with boobs so quickly.