View Full Version : How much does the United States spend on science?
Wise Young
10-30-2006, 06:21 AM
Here is a map of the the U.S. Budget. http://www.thebudgetgraph.com/view.html
9.36 billion allocated to the NSF (National Science Foundation) which covers 4 (5) catagories with the average increase of 6%.
NSF - 8% increase (6.02 billion)
Math & Physical Sciences - 6% increase (1.15 billion)
Education & Human Resources - 2% increase (.816 billion)
Geosciences - 6% increase (.745 billion)
Engineering - 8% increase (.629 billion)
Good engineering may help with developing cheaper energy but other than this, the return of investment is going to be hard pressed to account for. The Federal Deficit is almost 9.5 trillion and the education budget accounts for .1% of this. Science needs a 1000-fold profit to balance the National deficit.
Wise Young
11-06-2006, 04:31 PM
Rock, good point and I agree. Science is the source of much of the profits and economic strengths of the United States. Wise.
9.36 billion allocated to the NSF (National Science Foundation) which covers 4 (5) catagories with the average increase of 6%.
NSF - 8% increase (6.02 billion)
Math & Physical Sciences - 6% increase (1.15 billion)
Education & Human Resources - 2% increase (.816 billion)
Geosciences - 6% increase (.745 billion)
Engineering - 8% increase (.629 billion)
Good engineering may help with developing cheaper energy but other than this, the return of investment is going to be hard pressed to account for. The Federal Deficit is almost 9.5 trillion and the education budget accounts for .1% of this. Science needs a 1000-fold profit to balance the National deficit.