Isn't that the point.. It seems that everyone here is saying that
governments don't do invention (except in new ways of raising taxes), but
they sure as hell pay for a lot of people to do it for them.
Julian
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From: <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 10:29 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] Further on technology (R&D)
> I think if you look into it that you will find Government is *the* major
> financer of R & D, not just by special tax dodges, but by advance
contracts
> and grants as well as government labs.
>
> On Friday, July 26, 2002 at 22:34, Lee Penzias <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote re "RE: [OM] Further on technology (R&D" saying:
>
> > Chris,
> > It is private persons who do the research and developement - at least in
the
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