My sentiments exactly. The USGS is a perfect example of a quiet little agency diligently performing a necessary, if not always glamorous, function, year in and year out. Almost two centuries they've been at it. And that oughta be a clue, c'mon: If an agency to perform cartography was added to the government early in its expansion, then it's demonstrably a core service of government. States, counties, and cities, have all copied that example in their own structures, right down to city planning commissions. How could anyone contemplate gutting it? This simply makes no sense.
I had an interesting sixth-grade teacher those many years ago, who made topographical maps the centerpiece of several related studies, including geology and local history and rudimentary ecology and a whole host of subjects. I was deeply impressed by the power of those green rectangles with the squiggly lines to explain the world and give me a sense of power over it by being able to navigate it. USGS maps are a part of my life. I can't let budget-cutting fanatics take that away from me!
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- Heritage reams Bush on spending
- Just fold Social Security in with the income tax
- What is with you guys and the USGS?
- YEAH !
- To "green" for the repugs. You expect them to support things like water quality testing near industrial donors? (n/t)
- It could work if
- Suprisingly, I pretty much agree with you.