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Most taxpayers don't have cystic fibrosis and hence don't want to pay to have it cured. Not feasible. This hypothetical is kind of lame.
by derivative7 3y ago
Most taxpayers don't have cystic fibrosis and hence don't want to pay to have it cured. Not feasible. This hypothetical is kind of lame.
- actuallyalys 3y agoThe U.S. government already funds a lot of research including some on conditions (or non-medical problems) that don’t affect the majority so that doesn’t seem to be an actual barrier. Polls tend to show Americans support existing funding [0]. Obviously there is a limit to how much spending the public will support, but I don’t think it’s a complete nonstarter. [0]: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/07/03/americans-broadly-favor-government-funding-for-medical-and-science-research/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/07/03/americans...