03-09-2018, 10:06 PM
(03-09-2018, 10:04 PM)Dill Wrote: I think I understand a little better what you mean, regarding both sides affinity for lobbyists who already shape information/issues for their targets. And then both sides are prone to use this "shaped" research for policy decisions.
Still, I can't think of an instance in which the Dems have actually blocked federally funded research in critical areas like gun stats and climate change.
Oh, yeah, they like to throw money at those things but then they don't rely on the research as much as they should.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
