[campbellcj]

Yep, it's effin disappointing that "we" voted to take on even more bond debt to fund private medical research that would ultimately benefit a tiny fraction of the population IF ANY -- and primarily the researchers' pocketbooks in the near term -- whilst nothing has been done in this State for years to dramatically improve education, law enforcement, ER/trauma centers, etc. I am not necessarily opposed to stem cell research or any legitimate scientific pursuits that could benefit society, but that doesn't mean the public at large should be taxed to fund these efforts!

What's next, are we going to publicly fund the pharmas' R&D costs to crank up their drug profit margins even further at our expense? Why not fund med school education for anyone interested? Ah hell, why don't we just socialize all medical research, education, production, distribution? Prop 71 set a very dangerous precedent IMHO.