Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Casaubon who wrote (100495)	8/6/2009 11:03:10 PM
From: Little Joe	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

I have heard arguments that most government sponsered research is a wast of money. That grants are provided to people to research what we already know and not to those who advance knowledge. Can you shed any light on this area. lj

To: Casaubon who wrote (100495)	8/6/2009 11:28:49 PM
From: ayn rand	Respond to of 116555

since 1983 or so , it has been promised to find a cure for aids, and every year up to the present they have failed to deliver. what has been accomplished however, is a very successful and lucrative industry of billions of dollar dedicated to hiv/aids research. it has grown so large that it has become too big to fail, and so the research continues. this has been one of the biggest research scams of the century and has set back the integrity of medical research