| ▲ | tw600040 2 hours ago | |
Research anything and everything on your own dime. if it's taxpayer's money, then yes, it has to have at least a probability of profitability. | ||
| ▲ | Esophagus4 an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |
If it could be profitable, the private sector would fund it. Government funding can help with things that we decide are good for society, but not quite profitable financially. Examples: CDC lead exposure research, Earthquake Early Warning System… even the tech we use today came out of non-commercialized funding (NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography and ARPANET). | ||
| ▲ | maerF0x0 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
And if there is a probability of profitability then there is a market to sell that opportunity for capital. But in a high interest rate environment some ideas just arent worth exploring. | ||
| ▲ | techterrier 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
generating private profits are the best use of public money? | ||
| ▲ | unbelievably 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
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