It gets personal
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I can see cutting future grants. Cutting active studies, especially clinical trials, is exceptionally wasteful.
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Sorry for the thread hijack, but another area where the funding cuts are somewhat personal. A (distant) friend works in the Soybean Innovation Lab at the University of IL. They have lost their funding and are in the process of closing.
Illinois is the leading producer of soybeans in the United States, and the industry is crucial to Illinois’ economy. According to the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Illinois is the nation’s second-leading exporter of soybeans and ranks third in the export of agricultural goods as a whole, earning over $8 billion worth.
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That's 247 American jobs and 2000 jobs in other countries.
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I thought the blanket J6 pardon smacked of laziness. Seems that is a trend. I approve of the goals but not the means.
@Mik said in It gets personal:
I thought the blanket J6 pardon smacked of laziness. Seems that is a trend. I approve of the goals but not the means.
I don't think it's clear what those 2000 citizens of other countries were being paid to do, by the US taxpayers. This may or may not be a tragedy. But per se, it's what Maga was voted in to do.
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That’s one example only and related to USAID. How many offshore employees did Jon’s study employ?
I think my point on laziness stands.
@Mik said in It gets personal:
That’s one example only and related to USAID. How many offshore employees did Jon’s study employ?
I think my point on laziness stands.
I'm lost regarding what we're actually talking about, but 83% of USAID programs were cut, after a 6 week review. We don't have any information about the Johns Hopkins programs that were cut, but I am sure it's safe to say that "people will die" narratives can be crafted. Cuts are hard, as those of us in the private sector who've been surrounded by layoffs our entire working lives will attest to. But I'm not going to get too precious about it.
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We're feeling it as well. My spouse's grant has been slated for termination. She's appealing and looking at alternative funding. It is challenging to think what the environment is going to be in a couple of months - let alone, years. She's done research on nerve regeneration involved in urologic conditions.
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There’s no way to cut painlessly, I agree. I also believe there are taxpayer supported studies that are not worth the expense. But many if not most are. To cut them off in mid study while still proposing deficit spending seems less than due diligence.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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If there were painful cuts across the board and belt tightening, that’d be one thing.
These seem like theatrical cuts, since the new budget will add a record amount to the deficit.
