President Donald Trump has a new scheme going to channel more taxpayer money to tech bros, a political analyst has revealed.
Public Notice's Lisa Needham argued Thursday that a new White House "Report to the President" represents nothing more than Trump's latest "grift."
The report, authored by Michael Kratsios, the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, claims, as described by Needham, that "scientific research is run like a Trump family business, artificial intelligence is all that matters, profit is everything, and expertise is for chumps."
Neeham described Kratsios's report as laden with questionable "business-speak" and disparaging remarks directed at universities for causing “administrative burdens on researchers."
Kratsios focuses heavily on reducing regulatory burdens on Big Tech, she wrote.
The White House report also suggests making various research teams "compete" with each other for prizes, and designating individuals at agencies to issue "golden tickets" to “recommend unconventional proposals."
The report further recommends cutting funding to universities, while allowing "hands-on experience and industry credentials" at tech companies to count as credits toward degrees.
"It’s painfully clear that what Katsios is trying to do here is turn the whole of government science research and funding into the sort of 'move fast and break things' paradigm that is the hallmark of big tech," wrote Needham.
"Tech bros are already living high off the hog in this administration. They don’t need any more of our tax dollars. Hopefully this new golden age never comes to pass."