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Originally posted by Nathans_Dad
Why is that? Why must we depend on the government to provide funding for research? Why can't people get private "venture capital" like they do in many other fields? Why can't this be a state funding issue? Why must someone's federal tax dollars be spent on research they have a serious moral objection to?
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national security. You want the terrorists to win? Keep cutting the amount of basic research this country does. Business skews their research dollar towards quarterly profits. You show me a stsockholder that is willing to wait 10-30 years for a payoff and then I'll show you a "venture capital" firm that will invest in basic scientific research work.