Government funded science has no impact on economic growth according to the OECD. https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/10/24/why-we-can-stop-government-funding-of-science-it-doesnt-create-much-innovation/amp/ …pic.twitter.com/jbftaupb4a
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If anything some of the "research" seems to be doing damage as can be seen with the obesity and health epidemic.
It’s not immeasurable. It’s just not economic growth since the goal in the funding is not economic growth. It’s easy to say from our perspective now we didn’t need DARPA to fund that but hindsight is 20/20 & no one else beat them to it.
Consider any number of military advancements that became useful to the economy. GPS, Nylon, Penecillin, jet powered air travel, etc.
It’s not even unmeasurable (to the point of religiosity) it’s simply that the report overlooks it & self-admits that if you read the report, rather than the Forbes article which is in the business of getting clicks
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