&quot;Preaching to the choir&quot;. Since the government is not going to spend significantly more on science because most citizens don&#x27;t want it, can you come up with a different solution that might work?  For example, a Kickstarter for science that actually works.  Crowdfunding X-Prizes, YC (incubator) for basic science companies, etc.<p>The US economy is $15 trillion. How to redirect some of that into more research?