RE: R&D Re: Europe, the US, and Environmentalism

[Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM]

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Verzonden: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 5:47 AM
> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Onderwerp: R&D Re: Europe, the US, and Environmentalism

> At 11:41 AM 7/3/01 +0200 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
> >First, R&D costs huge amounts of money. Problem with that is, the
> >companies that have the means do to that research don't mind spending 
> >all that money, but only if it will lead to profits within a few 
> >years. Unfortunatley, R&D takes a lot longer, so big business wasn't 
> >(and presumably still isn't) very interested.
> 
> Define "few years."

If my memory of my Economics classes serves me correctly, 3-5 years.


> >Third, it wouldn't be the first time that one government starts
> >pumping money into a project, and then the next government (of 
> >different political color) decides to shut down the project or at 
> >least make some major cuts in the project's budget.
> 
> And to think that you want these self-same governments running health
> care systems, where actual *lives* are at stake..... ;-)

Positive side of government-run health care: if I die, at least it won't be
due to being denied proper health care because it wasn't profitable for the
insurance company...   :-)


Jeroen

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