Federal mission agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Geological Survey, play different but equally important roles. They conduct and support science that informs decisions affecting public health, environmental protection, energy security, economic development and public safety. Many of these activities generate public benefits that market forces alone are unlikely to adequately provide.
Scientific leadership depends on people, institutions, infrastructure and knowledge. These assets accumulate slowly over decades but can be weakened surprisingly quickly.
The current debate is not merely theoretical. Funding reductions, workforce losses and disruptions affecting universities and federal agencies are already reshaping parts of the American research enterprise.
Golden age my ass. As long as these brain dead numpties stay in charge america will continue to become a joke of a nation full of ignorance and vitriol at a faster rate than what was happening.
It’s happening a ton now that all the mainstream media is owned by the billionaires and they make sure that you only (edit see what they want seen). Your average American doesn’t even know 10% of what’s really going on unless they go out to other news outside the us that’s not run by the billionaires.