Comments on: The NCPA’s Web of Funding http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2006/02/the_ncpas_web_of_funding/?source=rss current events, culture, faith, science and more Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:57:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2006/02/the_ncpas_web_of_funding/comment-page-1/#comment-3755 Anonymous Sat, 18 Feb 2006 04:34:32 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2006/02/the_ncpas_web_of_funding.html#comment-3755 <i>there were a few times within the last thirty years when the budget was balanced.</i> If by balanced you mean that Congress's spending was eclipsed only by the achievments of economic growth for a few years. there were a few times within the last thirty years when the budget was balanced.
If by balanced you mean that Congress’s spending was eclipsed only by the achievments of economic growth for a few years.

]]> By: Jason Kuznicki http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2006/02/the_ncpas_web_of_funding/comment-page-1/#comment-3754 Jason Kuznicki Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:19:25 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2006/02/the_ncpas_web_of_funding.html#comment-3754 Hmm... <blockquote> "I don't give a rat's ass about the budget anymore," Bartlett said. "It's just a boring subject. It's never changed in the 30 years I've been working on the budget.</blockquote> Well, there <em>were</em> a few times within the last thirty years when the budget was balanced. It's not exactly fair to say that the subject hasn't changed. Hmm…

“I don’t give a rat’s ass about the budget anymore,” Bartlett said. “It’s just a boring subject. It’s never changed in the 30 years I’ve been working on the budget.

Well, there were a few times within the last thirty years when the budget was balanced. It’s not exactly fair to say that the subject hasn’t changed.

]]> By: J http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2006/02/the_ncpas_web_of_funding/comment-page-1/#comment-3753 J Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:36:51 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2006/02/the_ncpas_web_of_funding.html#comment-3753 I agree with a lot of Bruce's views of the president but honestly, a privately funded think tank can't fire somebody whose research findings they disagree with? Why not? And why does that reflect poorly on the donors? I find it hard to believe you think donors to this (and every other think tank on the planet) have no agenda. I agree with a lot of Bruce’s views of the president but honestly, a privately funded think tank can’t fire somebody whose research findings they disagree with? Why not? And why does that reflect poorly on the donors? I find it hard to believe you think donors to this (and every other think tank on the planet) have no agenda.

]]> By: Bruce Bartlett http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2006/02/the_ncpas_web_of_funding/comment-page-1/#comment-3752 Bruce Bartlett Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:04:04 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2006/02/the_ncpas_web_of_funding.html#comment-3752 If you found this post of interest, you might want to read this as well: http://www.dallasobserver.com/Issues/2006-02-16/news/feature.html If you found this post of interest, you might want to read this as well:
http://www.dallasobserver.com/Issues/2006-02-16/news/feature.html

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