"MajorOz" wrote in message
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2. It MUST be restricted to only useful vocations. No psych/soch or
other fingerpainting career paths.

It must be a blessing to be so blind as to not see the benefits from Liberal
Arts. Yes, I agree we could use more science and math students. It would
help, if we had an economy with jobs in math and science, which at present
we really don't. Yet, one of the lessons from the Depression/WWII era is
that higher education, without restriction, when done right, provides people
the insight and problem-solving skills to think outside the box, to continue
learning through life and contribute(both at work and in their communities)
more to the society.
As to your suggestion about a Manhattan Project around fusion energy, I
think there is a component in the stimulus that involves R and D around
energy independence/green energy. It seems like an equivalent to what you
call for.
Finally, I think that your point of view reflects an attitude of "I'm doing
OK, so where's the problem?" that rather smacks of arrogance. Maybe, I am
merely misreading you, OZ, but if you don't think a lot of people are
hurting and many more are scared in the present, you are kidding yourself.
And, if you think that because you are doing ok, financially, this ****
won't affect you, adversely, in ways your checkbook won't buy you out of,
you are very wrong.
Tom