goldfish21
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03 Apr 2013, 12:50 pm
mikassyna wrote:
Although I love learning about the brain, concordant with a previous poster, I worry about the social implications of how the government would use the information.
Also, I really think we should be working on reducing the massive deficit so that we can all continue to have affordable food on our tables and roof over our heads. The current economy is in terrible shape and I'm a stickler for living within a budget and believe the government should set the example and do the same. I do believe fending off the impulse to add more expensive programs is prudent until we are more fiscally flush as a nation.
Also, I really think we should be working on reducing the massive deficit so that we can all continue to have affordable food on our tables and roof over our heads. The current economy is in terrible shape and I'm a stickler for living within a budget and believe the government should set the example and do the same. I do believe fending off the impulse to add more expensive programs is prudent until we are more fiscally flush as a nation.
This is a drop in the bucket and at least something of value vs. the billions that get spent on "defence." There's no good reason to spend absurd amounts of money blowing s**t up at the expense of doing good work that benefits people, and thus there's no justification to put this off. Just reduce military spending and there's money freed up for education & healthcare etc.
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for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.
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05 Apr 2013, 11:37 am
I suppose I am rather concerned how the government might use whatever knowledge they gain....also perhaps maybe they should fund some studies as to what social/environmental factors are contributing but then changes to the system rather than peoples brains might have to be made. 
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