The percent that the companies I buy software and hardware from spend on their R&D. It's called capitalism. I spend my $$$ on the most cost effective products - if they want my money they spend a fraction of what I spend with them on R&D. Those fractions add up from small businesses like mine and fuel products that people actually want. The market place at work.
What high-risk science does your company do?
I'm not in that business, nor is appropriate for everyone to be in that business.
>The percent that the companies I buy software and hardware from spend on their R&D.
And many of them benefit from government-funded R&D. Do you make sure to not do business with these companies? Or are you a hypocrit, railing against government R&D while nevertheless grabbing onto the bennies with both hands?
>> What high-risk science does your company do?
>I'm not in that business...
And then who is? Or do you simply see your role as that of the vulture?
> nor is appropriate for everyone to be in that business.
But it is, of course, appropriate for the governemnt to be in that business. It's appropriate Consitutionally, economically and ethically.