Re: Fiscal responsibility (was Re: Scientific responsibility)

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

I have always believed that the public gets the

politicians it wants, and governments spend moneys in

ways it sees fit.



But I am not bitter.



--- BLHamrick@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 6/19/2003 6:39:51 AM Eastern

> Standard Time, liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM writes:

> 

> <<There are numerous specious arguments out there

> about misuse of funds, e.g., "If the money spent on

> alcohol, gambling, the space program, etc. were

> spent on education, world hunger, cancer research,

> etc., the world would be a better place.">>

> 

> I think the arguments go well beyond your "specious"

> examples.  The State of California currently has a

> $35 billion plus deficit, and while we may have the

> largest, we aren't alone.  State governments across

> the U.S. are in financial trouble.  The LNT, and not

> just from its use in radiological protection, has

> far-reaching, expensive consequences to businesses,

> to state government, and ultimately to every

> consumer and taxpayer in the state.  I think we all

> need to think very hard about spending

> multi-millions (and billions collectively) on a

> hypothetical increased risk that is 100 to 10,000

> times below natural background risk levels, whether

> we are talking about radioactive materials, or

> naturally-occurring chemical contaminants.

> 

> . . .



=====

-- John

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist

e-mail:  crispy_bird@yahoo.com



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