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2020-08-29 -PC Follies

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-08-29 04:46|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 The National Labs were set up back in the 40s and 50s. It was recognized that you couldn't draw talent at government employee wages, so in effect, this was contracted out. It was for national defense. Since then your DoD has down sized significantly. The Army alone had over a million in uniform. Today its under 500,000. Bases have been closed and realigned. However, we still have the same number of National Labs as we did back then. As NATO is just welfare for first world nations, the National Labs are welfare for the 'gifted'. New Mexico has two (something about others worried about NIMBY). Time to realign and close several of them.

They were transferred from DoD to the Department of Energy when it was created during the Oil Crisis of the 70s. There's no oil crisis anymore and not due to anything that DoE did. Time to cut, cut, cut.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-08-29 07:50|| 2020-08-29 07:50|| Front Page Top

#2 /\ Their must be countless redundancies. Agreed, cut them.

Meanwhile, as the US commits economic & societal suicide, China will be more than happy to step in and become "number one".

Posted by Clem 2020-08-29 07:56|| 2020-08-29 07:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Afterwards, attendees were seen at the ongrounds golf course and gentleman's club.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-08-29 08:14|| 2020-08-29 08:14|| Front Page Top

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