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Obama Says 3% of GDP Should Fund Science Research And Development

Posted by samzenpus on from the that's-a-lot-of-test-tubes dept.

tritonman writes "Obama wants to set a goal that the US spend 3% of its GDP on scientific research and development. 'I believe it is not in our character, American character, to follow — but to lead. And it is time for us to lead once again. I am here today to set this goal: we will devote more than 3 percent of our GDP to research and development,' Obama said in a speech at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences."

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  1. Re:So... by LotsOfPhil · · Score: 5, Informative

    ...how much were we spending before? This doesn't seem like a tremendously large number.

    2.6% The EU's goal is 3%, too.

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