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OhioChick

(23,218 posts)
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 02:34 PM Sep 2013

Scientists laid off due to budget cuts

Source: CNN Money

September 3, 2013: 6:07 AM ET

It took a few months, but forced federal budget cuts are costing hundreds of science and medical research jobs.

Nearly half of the recipients who get federal science funding say they've recently laid off or will lay off scientists and researchers, because federal grants are tougher to win, according to a survey by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and 15 other scientific societies.

At Arkansas State University, 30 scientists and researchers have lost or will lose jobs by October from federal budget cuts at the defense and education departments that funded research detecting bombs and nerve agents.

At the University of Chicago, 3 laboratories have closed, costing six medical researchers jobs treating cancer, healing wounds and gastro-intestinal problems, due to funding cuts at the National Institutes of Health.

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/03/news/economy/science-budget-cuts/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

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Botany

(70,489 posts)
10. "They" know what "they" are doing and that is to hurt the American people ...
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 03:18 PM
Sep 2013

... and then blame Obama ad the democrats for the people's pain.

These are not the republicans of Nelson Rockeller, Chuck Percy, Dwight Eisenhower,
or Margaret Chase Smith but anti American thugs who wrap themselves in the flag,
God, freedom, and failed economic policies in order to do the bidding for the rich and to
keep political power even though every day they become more and more of a minority
party.

mtasselin

(666 posts)
17. know
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 05:00 PM
Sep 2013

These bastards know what they are doing, but don't care because they know the American sheeple have short memories.

 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
2. That's great! I can only surmise that we have discovered everything that is important.
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 02:45 PM
Sep 2013

Those stupid Europeans will keep trying to find something new..Suckers !

We're way too smart for that...

If we're really "With it" Let's cut out this Water Purification crap also...

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
5. "We don't need no steenkin science, or no freakin libtard facts." - Republicons Against Truth (R)
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 02:58 PM
Sep 2013
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CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
14. It's getting embarrassing...
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 04:07 PM
Sep 2013

How in the hell am I supposed to encourage my children, who love science, to go into those fields when the money is drying up in those research areas?

This has horrendous repercussions. Brilliant and talented students will find other areas of study (or other countries that aren't run by hillbilly extremists) to practice their craft.

Meanwhile, the USA gets dumber and fewer discoveries/cures and breakthroughs are made.

At least we'll be good at killing innocent men, women and children with bombs.

I love the crazy.

tofuandbeer

(1,314 posts)
11. Scientists...who needs 'em. The USA has god on her side.
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 03:36 PM
Sep 2013


...oh, the same thing was written above, I now see.

Ezlivin

(8,153 posts)
15. Can't they become climate scientists?
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 04:09 PM
Sep 2013

Then they can make all that cash, you know, for lying about climate change and then stuffing their wallets with fat grant money.

Well, that's what climate scientists do if you listen to Republican experts.

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