Is it more effective to give people cash or to invest that money into R&D, in terms of alleviating poverty? Or is there an ideal balance?
@abenomixx "Giving money to pharmaceutical corporations" is not at all how NIH & NSF funding actually work. Pharma ends up benefitting, yes.
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@abenomixx But commercialization and pushing a new drug/device through regulatory approval are valuable jobs, too. Not that much slack.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@abenomixx There's some 5 million people on disability in the US today. What if medicine let them all have well-paying jobs instead? - 1 more reply
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