Most scientists and researchers realize that we are getting behind in our studies on future technologies and sciences. In fact the problem is so well known that the Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao made mention of it at a huge meeting of the minds; with businessmen and interests in India. China and India, which have huge populations over a billion people each, now know they are the future Super Powers of the World as the Western World pisses away their current leadership position. They know that the United States and other nations no longer to have the will to fund basic research.

The United States is coasting on their dominate position, which is to their folly. This short sided attitude and budget deficits of spending on crap is costing them more than they know. Everyone knows those nations and corporations, which re-invest in technology and research will win in the future. Look at Microsoft's strategy or the United States in previous decades; the proof is evident. Yet we are not following our own best advice.

If we want to continue to be the leading super power in the world we will need to upgrade our budget expenditures for DARPA and allow for non-military technological off shoots to be transferred into industry. To do this we must up the current research spending at DARPA ten-fold and then ten-fold again in five years. It should be one of our largest expenditures. By doing so we will invest in biotech and find cures for cancer, find ways to better use energy and clean our air, water and land. If we do not we will be buying these technologies from other nations like China and India and will continue to have more outflows than inflows as our trade deficits expand.

We are at a cross roads in the United States when it comes to technology, whether we care to address it or not. If we fail to recognize this truth that does not mean our free market components and competing nations have failed to observe it. Think on this.