re: #363 researchok

Obdi, again I ask- are you suggesting that government is efficient?

Because if you are, then you are right.

If not, we can find 10%.

How can we find the 10%? Please explain who will do this finding, and how they will determine if it is waste or not.

I reject utterly the incredibly simplistic term of ‘efficient’. Efficient at doing what, exactly? Yes, I think the NIH— or rather, the grant-administration system of the NIH— is very, very efficient, and I don’t think anyone you name is going to find 10% to cut from the NIH budget. Name me the person, process, or system you think can find 10% in the NIH budget to cut.

I think the NIH budget should be increased by about 100%, and I’ll be happy to detail the areas (like asthma, hospital design, and a review of our medical school training programs) that desperately need more funding now in order to avoid spending far more money in the future.