[ceejayoz]

7-8% of our budget deficit is not a small number. $72B would let you triple the NIH's budget, quintuple NASA's...

[Jach]

Looked at from the deficit, I suppose. Though I'm not persuaded by arguments based on what extra funds could do; there's a lot we could do by just rearranging the already ginormous amount the government collects. It's not going to happen, though.

[samdunham]

You don't actually think that's what they would do with the money, do you?