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		SoftTalker 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NSF faces shake-up as officials abolish its 37 div... Defense is squarely a government responsibility and concern. Funding research less so, not that there aren't good arguments for doing it.

guhidalg 5 months ago | [–]

The part in the constitution about "promote the general Welfare" (first sentence) definitely depends on funding research.

8note 5 months ago | [–]

defense is squarely not a government responsibility. not federal at least. state militias and small arms in the second amendment are respectively nainle for US defense

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