Trump’s 2021 budget drowns science agencies in red ink, again

Re:Trump’s 2021 budget drowns science agencies in red ink, a... by aazaa on Monday February 10, 2020 @03:55PM (#22293196)

If this were headed in the direction of deficit reduction, that would be one thing. But on top of these cuts, the budget also expands the deficit to $1T, or somewhere north of 5% of GDP:

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/09/trump-admin-to-unveil-fiscal...

https://www.thebalance.com/us-deficit-by-year-3306306

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Re:Trump’s 2021 budget drowns science agencies in red ink, a... by apodysophilia on Monday February 10, 2020 @04:01PM (#22293281)

The budget outlines a plan to have a budget surplus by 2035. Obviously it would be better for that to happen sooner but that seems unlikely. People are upset about these cuts. Imagine how upset they would be if all discretionary spending was cut in half.

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Re:Trump’s 2021 budget drowns science agencies in red ink, a... by tzs on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @04:41PM (#22303195)

Doesn't that "plan" depend on unrealistic economic growth?

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