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jpak

(41,756 posts) Thu Mar 16, 2017, 10:24 AM Mar 2017

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Wow - Trump wants to cut NIH funding by 20%

He really hates medical research.

De-fucking-plorable

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Wow - Trump wants to cut NIH funding by 20% (Original Post) jpak Mar 2017 OP

He wants to kill Americans to make Russia great again dalton99a Mar 2017 #1

He does not understand science so considers it useless and a waste of money Freethinker65 Mar 2017 #2

The word EVIL comes to mind world wide wally Mar 2017 #3

The man is a POS along with 95% of those who he appointed. If the worst possible pain and still_one Mar 2017 #4

So basically no new drugs, he does understand how that will hurt both education AND the economy Johonny Mar 2017 #5

Or maybe President Bannon does. subterranean Mar 2017 #6

The GOP is so stupid. FSogol Mar 2017 #7

dalton99a

(81,386 posts)

1. He wants to kill Americans to make Russia great again

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Thu Mar 16, 2017, 10:25 AM

Mar 2017

Freethinker65

(9,998 posts)

2. He does not understand science so considers it useless and a waste of money

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Thu Mar 16, 2017, 10:25 AM

Mar 2017

world wide wally

(21,734 posts)

3. The word EVIL comes to mind

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Thu Mar 16, 2017, 10:30 AM

Mar 2017

still_one

(92,060 posts)

4. The man is a POS along with 95% of those who he appointed. If the worst possible pain and

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 10:32 AM

Mar 2017

misfortune happened to these assholes, it wouldn't be enough based on what they are trying to do

Johonny

(20,817 posts)

5. So basically no new drugs, he does understand how that will hurt both education AND the economy

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 10:33 AM

Mar 2017

right? RIGHT? wow...

subterranean

(3,427 posts)

6. Or maybe President Bannon does.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 11:48 AM

Mar 2017

I don't think Trump is involved much in the details of the budget. At most, he may have issued a directive to cut as much as possible in all non-military spending. I'm sure he'll approve this, though, since he doesn't understand the purpose of the NIH.

FSogol

(45,435 posts)

7. The GOP is so stupid.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 11:57 AM

Mar 2017

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