Thought-Provoking Article From The Onion

We Must Expand Our Nuclear Power Program If We're To Realize Our Dream Of Superhero Mutants

I'm in total agreement with this article. This is exactly the kind of stuff we need to be spending money on. It's at least as worthwhile a goal as "nation building" in an inherently unstable region of the world.
If I were a billionaire, apart from buying my island paradise, Supermanor, I would devote my fortune to funding research into the development of superhuman abilities and volunteer as a guinea pig.
(After doing two chicks at the same time, of course)