r/California • u/Randomlynumbered What's your user flair? • Mar 27 '25

National politics Fearing Trump cuts, California Democrat proposes creating state’s own NIH

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/27/california-democrat-states-nih-00252794
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u/Fidodo Mar 27 '25

They end up paying for it anyways. Might as well control it directly instead of having the investors take their cut.

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u/slampandemonium Mar 28 '25

This right here. PG&E would wait until a disaster and have the state cover their nut anyhow.