*** “In public affairs, stupidity is more dangerous than knavery.” [Woodrow Wilson]
1]. “Economists: Trump science policies pose long-term risk” {Ben Csselman; New York Times; 4/1/25]
“..ask economists which of the administration’s policies they are most concerned
about, and many point to cuts in federal support for scientific research.”
[NOTE & REMEMBER: the driving force behind the Musk-Trump KAKISTOCRACY is cutting taxes for billionaires!!!
“We” are slitting our throats so billionaires don’t have to pay [any] taxes.]
“To economists, the policies threaten to undermine U.S. competitiveness in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence, and leave Americans, as a whole, poorer, less healthy, and less productive in the decades ahead.”
*** “Any man is liable to err, but only a fool persists in error.” [Cicero]
“Universities are tremendously important engines of innovation…”This is really killing the goose that lays the golden egg.”
*** “Fools are more dangerous than rogues.” [ George Bernard Shaw ]
“Scientists have warned that the United States risks losing its status as a leader in cutting-edge research and its reputation as a magnet for top scientific minds from around the world.”
*** “What most people don’t seem to realize is that there is just as much money to be made out of the wreckage of a civilization as from the upbuilding of one.” [Margaret Mitchell: “gone With the Wind”]
“Economists across a broad ideological spectrum argue that investments in scientific research..are among the most efficient uses of taxpayer dollars. Research has found that every dollar invested in research and development returns about $5 in economic gains, a figure that probably understates the true return because it doesn’t account for benefits that aren’t captured in measures of gross domestic product, such as longer lives and increased leisure time.”
***!!!***!!! READ THIS AGAIN – for irony! The Musk-Trump DOGE claims to be eliminating “government waste” and promoting government efficiency!!! YOU tell me – how many tax deductions for billionaires “..promote the general Welfare..” on a $1 spent with $5 return!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DOGE STUPIDITY personified!!!!!
“Virtually all of modern medicine relies, to some degree, on research that was supported by federal dollars. So does much of commercial agriculture. Those discoveries, collectively, helped propel the United States rapid economic growth and rising standard of living in the 20th century.”
*** “The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy, that is the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” [ John Kenneth Galbraith ]
2] Musk-Trump KAKISTOCRACY policies are – YOU tell me….Are they deliberate sabotage???…..Are they treason [note: dictionary definitions: ‘adhering to its enemies and giving them aid and comfort…the betrayal of trust or confidence; breach of faith….impair the well-being of a state…”
The economists quoted are saying that Trump-Musk policies ARE ‘impair[ing] the well-being of {America]”. When Trump was elected, did or did not Americans bestow upon him a “trust or confidence” that he would “Make America Great Again”?????????
The economists quoted ARE saying Musk-Trump policies ARE sabotaging America’s future, using historic NUMBERS – NOT opinions; FACTS – NOT “beliefs” or “gut instincts.”
Just asking………YOU tell me………………
*** ‘..there is absolutely nothing to be said for government by plutocracy, for government by men very powerful in certain lines and gifted with the “money touch,” but with ideals which in their essence are merely those of so many glorified pawnbrokers.” [ Theodore Roosevelt ]
*** “We can either have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentration in the hands of a few. But we can’t have both.” [ Justice Louis Brandeis ]
With Justice For All 