I agree that universities exclusively doing directed research is a bad thing. Here is one option to aleviate the problem. For every $ a corportaion puts into directed research, they must also put a certain percentage into general research. The corporation would have no knowledge of how the general money was spent. This allows the directed research to get thier money and others to get money as well. If your researchers a good enough, the corportations will go for it.
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That is if it isn't "swept" from space to make way for some space station.
I agree that universities exclusively doing directed research is a bad thing. Here is one option to aleviate the problem. For every $ a corportaion puts into directed research, they must also put a certain percentage into general research. The corporation would have no knowledge of how the general money was spent. This allows the directed research to get thier money and others to get money as well. If your researchers a good enough, the corportations will go for it.
Sure the rich corporate exec may have more money in the bank but if he doesn't spend it how will he eat or cloth himself?
stupid + stupid = more stupid.
Is there a new saying out there?
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