[mattbgates]

You know, I'd rather that tax payer dollars go towards something good when it comes to research, rather than wasted on whatever else the government decides to waste it on. And while I don't know all the specifics of where the American tax payer dollars are going, I'm pretty sure they aren't always going to where they are needed or provide the value of what is supposed. Don't feel too guilty. You are probably given funding which amounts to less than 1% of all the funding available. I would hope you are contributing towards something that is for the betterment of humanity as a whole.

You know... we're all waiting patiently for that Star Trek future that awaits... oh and some semblance of world peace, that too ;)