On the one hand, yesterday many nations signed an agreement to build an experimental fusion reactor in France,   The United States, the European Union, China, India, Russia, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly fund the $12.8 billion experiment.   Forbes Magazine notes that "the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project, or ITER, recognizes that no single country can afford the immense investment needed to move the science forward."

On the other hand, a high school senior became the 18th amateur in the world to create nuclear fusion.   He did it in his basement using materials he purchased on ebay and some other places he found on the internet.

Who says government creates waste?   Who says science needs governmental funding to move forward?

By the way, the high school kid hopes to someday work for the federal government just like his grandfather did!   I suppose then he can get his supplies more easily - on the science dole - and pay double the fair market value for them.