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To: RetiredNow who wrote (3883)	1/5/2009 1:50:10 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86356

Anecdotal evidence that other countries are indeed spending more on science and technology is the fact that countries like India and China graduate 10 or more times as many science and tech engineers than we do here in the US every year. And what you have found in the past, and likely will continue to find for sometime, is that these educated people will eventually migrate (if permitted) to the US and Europe where their talents and skills will be financially rewarded. The "brain drain" game has been a long-standing and on-going game played by the US where we seek to attract the best and brightest. Thus, if anything, their educational efforts often subsidize our own economy because they can't be as entrepreneurial as they can be here. But I won't dispute that money spent on encourage Americans (born and bred) to take up science careers is money well spent. That's one area where you'll find little disagreement from me. Investing in our people is investing in our future, if only because better educated people make more money, and thus, pay more taxes. Hawk