when you think about $30 billion, that's a big number. then take a look at the numbers i pulled from the US Census... the National Science Foundation represented just .0022-percent of the federal budget in 2011. reading that USA Today article, I'm reminded of a time I've only read about in the history books--NASA's Apollo missions. One of my favorite facts of that era is that the average age of the scientists at Mission Control when Apollo 11 splashed down was.... wait for it... 28 years old!
okay, sure, that group of dedicated young scientists weren't necessarily finding a cure for cancer, or a lightbulb that lasts 55 years, but think about that--then put it in the context of that article... if you're like me, you don't like the idea of young scientists being limited in their ability to do what they do best.
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