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To: orionblamblam
your gross income is devoted to R&D?

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.

136 posted on 01/18/2006 11:03:36 AM PST by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy, and Bush is no conservative)
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To: from occupied ga

>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.


138 posted on 01/18/2006 11:09:15 AM PST by orionblamblam (A furore Normannorum libra nos, Domine)
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