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Originally Posted by Undertoad
WOW, great reply! Didn't expect that! You really got me there! Fuck, I'm out of the thread while I figure out where I went wrong!
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You mean like
this and
this.
And posting a meaningless chart while ignoring the fact that I specifically said that it was not just R&D but government support (subsidies, tax benefits, etc.)as well.
But in fact, government R&D really started and grew with the establishment of land grant colleges in the 1860s for the purpose of promoting and supporting industrialization. Govt. grants kept many of those colleges in every state afloat for years.
BTW, you also ignored
this in response to the same bullshit - economic doomsday if we regulate dirty air emissions - we are hearing today about regulating emissions.