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Cato Weekly Podcast • May 25, 2021 

# Don’t Be like China: Why the U.S. Government Should Cut Its Science Budget 

President Biden unveiled plans to increase the U.S. government’s science funding by some 20 percent over the next year, but the reasoning behind it is flawed. Terence Kealey [explains why](https://www.cato.org/economic-policy-brief/china-why-us-government-should-cut-its-science-budget).

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##### [Terence Kealey](/people/terence-kealey)

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute