Massive Increase in Science Funding?

Now that's real stimulus.:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/02/05/economic-stimulus-package-will-boost-science-and-green-tech/

..but a proposed $1.4bn NSF funding increase, which would have been a highly cost-effective stimulus measure in both the short and longer terms, has been shelved:

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/Collins-Nelson-Cuts/?resultpage=2&

..and the reason for the cut may have not been an assessment of the economic effects of bolstered creative research in the broad sciences, but rather a response to improper internet use by a few NSF employees:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090130/NEWS/90130001