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Issue 3
“It is more importantto allocate money for immediate, existing social problems than to spend it onlong-term research that might help future generations.”
(1) Since the complexity of a society under rein, moneyof a government is never sufficient for every issue. When the leaders are swayingbetween immediate, existing social problems and long-term research, they wouldtake a number of aspects and effects into consideration. So before making any sensiblesuggestions or conclusions, it is necessary to weigh over as many things aspossible.
(2) To begin with, the most primary issue for anation is the stability of its society. When a country falls into turmoil,where laws and regulations are abused, law-abiding people would be alwaysanxious about their possession or even security of their families, yet thoseout-laws are trying to make full use of this precious period. Though somefields could be still growing, for most commercials and plants, a social turbulencewould be a nightmare by the break down of transportation and the financialsystems. And for those legitimated businesses that do have a growth, they coulddo better in a peaceful atmosphere. With social turbulences going on, damagingthe normal social regulations and facilities, which are the basis for a wellperforming economic cycle, a nation could hardly be described as prosperous. Tobe conscientious, history often move forward in troubled times, the people needno more additional unnecessary ones. So the emergent social problems such asfloods, earthquakes or enemy invasion that could lead directly to socialinstability deserve the priority, including financial support, over the longterm programs.
(3) Existing stubborn problems, though they are notas urgent, say unemployment, crime, fake goods and environmental destruction, couldturn into severe problems if we lose control over them. It should be concedethat these problems have never been fully settled. But this is not the reasonfor lower priorities; on the contrary, however, it is just because they couldnot be permanently settled that explained their importance. Imagine what oursociety would be if our government give all the police a one year vacation.Imagine what our forests and rivers would be if the government set noboundaries to cutting down trees and pouring waste liquids into the rivers. Sothe strength upon such obstinate problems should never be eased off.
(4) For existing problems that are neither emergentnor stubborn, they also demand immediate actions before they grow into stubbornor severe ones. It is proved in many fields such as environment protecting,disease controlling, and kids raising, that the early time is when the cost isthe lowest and effects are the best.
(5) Compared with immediate, existing problems, longterm research seems at a subordinate status, because it does not influence ourdaily lives. However, we want to own a convenient living, so do our descendants.As their ancestors, we have the responsibility do our best making their liveseasier. Isn’t our today’s wisdom and tools the gifts from our own ancestors? Asa result, we should at least maintain the research fruits, and pass them to ouroff-springs. Moreover, from an economist’s view, money given to long termresearches has not been cut. The money that spent in the research is usedemploying scientists and paying for equipments, they flow into other fieldscreating more jobs and stimulating the economy. And with time flies, long termresearch approaches the products offering solutions for stubborn andemergencies. A good example is the nuclear power and the computer. The nuclearpower showed us a comparably green source of energy, and the computers haveturned us into the information age where tremendous jobs are created directly,not to mention those indirect ones. It should be point out that long termresearch is vulnerable. If the support is cut off, the little achievementswould probably be wasted if not carefully protected. Yet, still, theout-comings are merely at the stage of possibility. And the second hand effectsare could be slight and difficult to control.
(6) From the analysis, when we have to choosebetween immediate, existing problems and long-term research, the former shouldhave some priorities and some of the unpromising research projects cut, butonly theoretically, since the government could lend some money from othercountries or raise money from the society to deal with emergencies at the sametime maintaining long term researches, if necessary. And pay the bills when thesituations are better. |
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