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To: energyplay who wrote (56283)	10/11/2009 4:29:07 PM
From: Webster Groves	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217945

My point was not that NIH doesn't help people, but rather it doesn't help the science base that supports the economy. Most(but not all) NIH research favors ailments of the old, especially ailments familiar to members of Congress. Statistically speaking, once you are past 50 and beginning to show wear, your productive years are gone. I favor medical research that helps young people partially overcome some bad cards they may have been dealt in life. But there is no true need to let old people get older. That's a drain on resources and eventually a loosing proposition. For the record, I am well over 50 and beginning to fray. wg PS - Japan still has vision and plans for the future, technically speaking. They are number 1 in superconductors and applications. Toyota sees robotics as its future - takes vision and patience. Unfortunately, Japanese bankers live in the past, and because of them, technology in Japan suffers from what it could otherwise do.