Bush and Kerry on Science Issues

[Blue Rectangle]

The American Institute of Physics, through Physics Today, asked the two candidate nine questions on their policies regarding science and technology issues.  The questions are all physics-related (i.e., no stem cell question).

I think one of the more telling things in the responses is Kerry's new-found love of tax incentives.  Basicly, Kerry has taken every tax he has proposed and turned it around to be a tax incentive.  For example, Kerry had proposed a large tax increase on gasoline to discorage consumption.  Now Kerry wants tax incentives for people who buy hybrids.

[MODU]

I had to stop reading (for now) after question 4 due to time constraints.  Just from viewing the remaining 5 responses quickly, I note that Bush tends to have the more detailed responses.  Probably that is due more to the fact that he has been involved with a lot of the issues addressed and Kerry hasn't. 

I'll have more to add to this later this evening.

[DFLofMN]

AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) did the same thing.  aaas.org  They tend to be more life science oriented.