Obama to Support New Technology

We all need to get behind Obama, he must succeed or the U.S. may be in real trouble. Like it or not, he's likely President for at least four year, probably eight, as the nation is finally fed up with the arrogance, theft, and self-righteousness of the right wing, the immoral majority, and Republican attitudes in general: "Support the wealthy, screw the rest of you", just doesn't work and now we know. Also, shipping wages out overseas to save a few bucks here on labor doesn't work either- I saw plunging home prices coming a DECADE ago, and posted this when forced out of computer work in CA due to outsourcing. But I'm a gnat and no one listens!

Check this out at the White House site.

The Obama administration support increased funding for stem cell research and other new technology, not announced publicly yet. This is from the White House site:

White House Agenda


Employ Science, Technology and Innovation to Solve Our Nation's Most Pressing Problems
21st-century technology and telecommunications have flattened communications and labor markets and have contributed to a period of unprecedented innovation, making us more productive, connected global citizens. By maximizing the power of technology, we can strengthen the quality and affordability of our health care, advance climate-friendly energy development and deployment, improve education throughout the country, and ensure that America remains the world's leader in technology.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden will:

- Lower Health Care Costs by Investing in Electronic Information Technology Systems: Use health information technology to lower the cost of health care. Invest $10 billion a year over the next five years to move the U.S. health care system to broad adoption of standards-based electronic health information systems, including electronic health records.

- Invest in Climate-Friendly Energy Development and Deployment: Invest $150 billion over the next ten years to enable American engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs to advance the next generation of biofuels and fuel infrastructure, accelerate the commercialization of plug-in hybrids, promote development of commercial-scale renewable energy, and begin the transition to a new digital electricity grid. This investment will transform the economy and create 5 million new jobs.

- Modernize Public Safety Networks: Spur the development and deployment of new technologies to promote interoperability, broadband access, and more effective communications among first responders and emergency response systems.

- Advance the Biomedical Research Field: Support investments in biomedical research, as well as medical education and training in health-related fields. Fund biomedical research, and make it more efficient by improving coordination both within government and across government/private/non-profit partnerships.

- Advance Stem Cell Research: Support increased stem cell research. Allow greater federal government funding on a wider array of stem cell lines.