The Future of Funding

After recent research I have done concerning the current problems with scientists receiving funding for equipment, trials, and other experimental costs, I believe there is a major problem worth the public's attention. Over the past few years, science funding has largely been riding on the help of the stimulus bill signed by President Barack Obama in February of 2009. $10 billion dollars supplement was given to the National Institute of Health in order to continue funding breakthrough scientific research. Although it was only three years ago, within the next year and a half, this will have been used, leaving only a few hundred million left. This drastic change in money available for funding runs the risk of putting the United States in a position where we could no longer keep up with the scientific research of countries that receive better funding. Britain faces a situation similar to that of the United States. Due to cuts in science funding, a major brain drain may be in Britain's near future. Young, upcoming scientists are looking for work in other countries with better funding that can provide more prosperous and productive careers. Considered a major investor in the development of various science and technology research and training institutes, brain drains of countries like Britain threaten the advancement and progression of the scientific community. In order to uphold progression within the scientific community, funding is essential.