Most people do not have a clue in hell how anything works. Unfortunately, that often includes the folks who budget the money to make things work.
Constituent advocacy matters. If you don't explain cause & effect to your elected officials, they may never learn it.
J. Offir, PhD
I used to work for NOAA, and I remember the great one-term rep Dick Chrysler who said, I quote, "Why do we need the Weather Service? We have the Weather Channel."
