Comments for AAS Public Policy Blog http://blog.aas.org The Steady State of the Union Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:36:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Science Spending as a fraction of GDP by Marshall Perrin http://blog.aas.org/2008/06/30/science-spending/#comment-454 Marshall Perrin Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:23:36 +0000 http://blog.aas.org/?p=35#comment-454 <p>It seems like the big drop happened in 1992-1995. That's around the time the SSC was cancelled, so I suspect that plays some role in the drop, but were there other factors involved then? Funding as a percent of GDP has been pretty constant ever since, so the picture is perhaps not quite as grim as all that. One big drop in the past is bad, but it's far less bad than a constant and slow erosion would be.</p> It seems like the big drop happened in 1992-1995. That’s around the time the SSC was cancelled, so I suspect that plays some role in the drop, but were there other factors involved then? Funding as a percent of GDP has been pretty constant ever since, so the picture is perhaps not quite as grim as all that. One big drop in the past is bad, but it’s far less bad than a constant and slow erosion would be.

]]> Comment on Science Spending as a fraction of GDP by Brian T http://blog.aas.org/2008/06/30/science-spending/#comment-452 Brian T Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:13:13 +0000 http://blog.aas.org/?p=35#comment-452 <p>The title on this post should be changed from "function" to "fraction"</p> The title on this post should be changed from “function” to “fraction”

]]> Comment on Science Spending as a fraction of GDP by Marcos http://blog.aas.org/2008/06/30/science-spending/#comment-410 Marcos Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:39:25 +0000 http://blog.aas.org/?p=35#comment-410 <p>Clicking on the graph should make it larger. The small image is linked to the full size version. In the latest versions of IE, Firefox, and Safari the image should zoom out when you click on it.</p> Clicking on the graph should make it larger. The small image is linked to the full size version. In the latest versions of IE, Firefox, and Safari the image should zoom out when you click on it.

]]> Comment on Science Spending as a fraction of GDP by Richard Altrock http://blog.aas.org/2008/06/30/science-spending/#comment-409 Richard Altrock Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:31:10 +0000 http://blog.aas.org/?p=35#comment-409 <p>I can't read the graph. It needs to be made available in a larger format.</p> I can’t read the graph. It needs to be made available in a larger format.

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