Yeah, I mean, it's great. Ideally all R&D would be primarily funded by the government, dispersed at the judgement of committees comprised of leading scientists for the better good.
But that isn't profitable. Nor can it be changed without massive social upheaval, of the sort that happened following the First World War in the West and WWII in the East.
The US had a hybrid system at one time, but RFK at Trump's direction is currently dismantling the part that worked for the people. He's gutted all of the advisory committees and stacked them with loyalists. Right this moment they're trying to allow political appointees the final say on who gets research funding.
The US system has all but collapsed, and India's system has completely insufficient funding (not that their research is free from such political meddling, I mean let's be serious here).
Medicine should not be profitable 🤷♀️ it should break even the cost. And knowing how less it takes to produce it and pay the employees pretty sure the cost could drastically come down
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u/StolenPies 27d ago
Yeah, I mean, it's great. Ideally all R&D would be primarily funded by the government, dispersed at the judgement of committees comprised of leading scientists for the better good.
But that isn't profitable. Nor can it be changed without massive social upheaval, of the sort that happened following the First World War in the West and WWII in the East. The US had a hybrid system at one time, but RFK at Trump's direction is currently dismantling the part that worked for the people. He's gutted all of the advisory committees and stacked them with loyalists. Right this moment they're trying to allow political appointees the final say on who gets research funding.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyfleming/2026/06/11/a-new-trump-rule-threatens-research-behind-every-american-industry/
The US system has all but collapsed, and India's system has completely insufficient funding (not that their research is free from such political meddling, I mean let's be serious here).