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?
-
-
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
Replying to @abelisted
@abenomixx R&D can also produce life-saving medicine.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
Replying to @abelisted
@abenomixx Isn't bad health a major cause of poverty?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
Replying to @abelisted
@abenomixx "Giving money to pharmaceutical corporations" is not at all how NIH & NSF funding actually work. Pharma ends up benefitting, yes.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@abenomixx But commercialization and pushing a new drug/device through regulatory approval are valuable jobs, too. Not that much slack.
2:41 AM - 4 Aug 2014
0 replies
0 retweets
0 likes
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.