Judge blocks administration from cutting research funding (Of course it's the Dem AGs suing )

[nowisthetime]

Where are the R3publican attorney generals seeking lawsuits for this unlawful act?

Oh right, they don't give a crap about you, MAGAts!

Where do you think your Ozempic comes from?


Judge blocks Trump administration from cutting research funding after 22 states sue

 

[Politruk]

The GOP has been anti-science for a long time now.

 

[Rebel5soul]

Where are the R3publican attorney generals seeking lawsuits for this unlawful act?

Oh right, they don't give a crap about you, MAGAts!

Where do you think your Ozempic comes from?


Judge blocks Trump administration from cutting research funding after 22 states sue

Ozempic came from research funded by Novo Nordisk, a drug company.

 

[Noitall]

Where are the R3publican attorney generals seeking lawsuits for this unlawful act?

Oh right, they don't give a crap about you, MAGAts!

Where do you think your Ozempic comes from?


Judge blocks Trump administration from cutting research funding after 22 states sue

no one is cutting off research funds you fat slob

 

[ll74]

no one is cutting off research funds you fat slob

That's incorrect. NiH funding has been blocked.

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/10...-general-sue-to-block-research-spending-cuts/

 

[ll74]

Cutting by search engine is a serious threat to our nation's security.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/donald-trumps-slash-and-burn-second-term

Consider my own interaction with Musk this past weekend, in which I pointed out over X that the DOGE leader was cutting funding for cancer research. “I’m not,” he responded to my post, even though that is almost certainly what’s happening. “Wtf are you talking about?” In other words, it’s clear that the Tesla CEO doesn’t seem to realize that by having the government step back from commitments it’s made to world-leading researchers, his department is effectively slowing medical advances for millions of patients who desperately need critical care and is imperiling the economic position of America, a leader in biomedical innovation.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Cutting by search engine is a serious threat to our nation's security.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/donald-trumps-slash-and-burn-second-term

Further to that, those jobs will also leave the US, and with them the people. Can you say Brain drain? But that's just what Trump wants, he "loves the poorly educated".

(psst just look on LinkedIn for the evidence).

 

[nowisthetime]

Besides the obvious benefits in healthcare, the research powered in academic environments helps power the economy of many of these states, especially North Carolina with its amazing universities.

Are these billionaires not rich enough already?

 

[ChloeTzang]

Face it, we are 36 trillion in debt. We need to cut Federal spending to the bone, and then pare down the bone.

Either we are ruthless with the spending cuts now, and do it in a controlled manner while keeping essential services running, or we do it when we go bankrupt and EVERYTHING goes. Those are the real choices facing us right now.

 

[ll74]

Face it, we are 36 trillion in debt. We need to cut Federal spending to the bone, and then pare down the bone.

Debt won't be cut by these actions.

Either we are ruthless with the spending cuts now, and do it in a controlled manner while keeping essential services running, or we do it when we go bankrupt and EVERYTHING goes. Those are the real choices facing us right now.

Your party is appealing to you and the base. None of them will seriously address debt.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Your party is appealing to you and the base. None of them will seriously address debt.

And THAT right there is why RINO's and Democrats need to be voted out and more MAGA reps dedicated to cutting the Federal Govt down need to be elected

Personally, I think the temptation to spend and take the cut is to great, and we will eventually end up with hyperinflation and an economic collapse to rival or exceed the 1930's depression. I better stop reading Prechter and Elliot Wave horror stories......

 

[ll74]

And THAT right there is why RINO's and Democrats need to be voted out and more MAGA reps dedicated to cutting the Federal Govt down need to be elected

You need to address.medicaid, as and medicare.

Nobody will touch that.

The rest is just a show pony.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Face it, we are 36 trillion in debt. We need to cut Federal spending to the bone, and then pare down the bone.

Simple, cut your military budget. The lowest hanging fruit. You could cut that budget, which is currently a cool Trillion dollars in half. The US would still be spending double what the next nearest country spends.


https://www.statista.com/statistics/262742/countries-with-the-highest-military-spending/

Either we are ruthless with the spending cuts now, and do it in a controlled manner while keeping essential services running,

lol good fucking luck with that with the clowns you have running the show.

or we do it when we go bankrupt and EVERYTHING goes. Those are the real choices facing us right now.

Yes, and you voted for Trump, the guy who's gone bankrupt 6 times.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Face it, we are 36 trillion in debt. We need to cut Federal spending to the bone, and then pare down the bone.

Either we are ruthless with the spending cuts now, and do it in a controlled manner while keeping essential services running, or we do it when we go bankrupt and EVERYTHING goes. Those are the real choices facing us right now.

Or we can just jack up taxes on the rich and slash the defense budget.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Or we can just jack up taxes on the rich and slash the defense budget.

That to, altho jacking up taxes on the rich rarely works. They move the money. The UK is busy proving that yet again.

Best is drive a business friendly / low tax environment that drives employment and increases wages without fueling inflation.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Why do NIH grants allow such high allowances for indirect costs? In FY 2023, it gave out $35 billion in grants. Of that, only $26 billion went into direct research. A little more than 25% went to administration and overhead.

Most of the large private foundations that award grants, such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Carnegie, Templeton, etc. cap administrative allocations at 15% or less. NIH in some cases allows up to 60%.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Why do NIH grants allow such high allowances for indirect costs? In FY 2023, it gave out $35 billion in grants. Of that, only $26 billion went into direct research. A little more than 25% went to administration and overhead.

Most of the large private foundations that award grants, such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Carnegie, Templeton, etc. cap administrative allocations at 15% or less. NIH in some cases allows up to 60%.

So your answer is to cut the grants, vs negotiation for lower operating costs...

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

So your answer is to cut the grants, vs negotiation for lower operating costs...

The order for NIH to cap overhead at 15% like private foundations do seems reasonable to me. There might be legitimate reasons for higher allocations in certain corner cases. I’d be fine with allowances for rare exceptions to the 15% rule as long as there is a well-defined process for justification, review, and approvals.

 

[ll74]

The order for NIH to cap overhead at 15% like private foundations do seems reasonable to me. There might be legitimate reasons for higher allocations in certain corner cases. I’d be fine with allowances for rare exceptions to the 15% rule as long as there is a well-defined process for justification, review, and approvals.

You're suggesting that there is a discussion here between an administration and the parties impacted by their policies. This admin only understands rough shot cuts without thought.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

You're suggesting that there is a discussion here between an administration and the parties impacted by their policies. This admin only understands rough shot cuts without thought.

Only on an exception basis. I don’t understand why the caps of 15% or less applied by philanthropic organizations like those funded by people like Gates, Zuckerberg, Templeton, Carnegie and others should not be adapted by NIH.

 

[ll74]

Only on an exception basis. I don’t understand why the caps of 15% or less applied by philanthropic organizations like those funded by people like Gates, Zuckerberg, Templeton, Carnegie and others should not be adapted by NIH.

Why is 15% your number?

Right ..because the administration created that arbitrarily.

The scientific r&d world has shown that this was not a discussion.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Why is 15% your number?

Right ..because the administration created that arbitrarily.

The scientific r&d world has shown that this was not a discussion.

That’s not my number. It’s the number used by the foundations I cited. Other foundations that award grants for medical and scientific research cap at lower numbers. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation caps at 12%. The Smith Richardson Foundation caps at 10%.

 

[ll74]

That’s not my number. It’s the number used by the foundations I cited. Other foundations that award grants for medical and scientific research cap at lower numbers. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation caps at 12%. The Smith Richardson Foundation caps at 10%.

Those aren't government entities. Government always absorbs higher risk.

 

[LLCox]

trump has now even taken control of STRAWS He is bringing them back. He says sharks can munch their way through them as they swim the ocean. That came out of his pie hole on Faux Nooze of course.

 

[DeluxAuto]

Is this the convicted felon's concept of a healthcare plan to replace Obamacare?

#winning