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Re:Capitalist Science by dylandrop on Friday December 13, 2013 @12:06PM (#6901565)
> You could donate to a charity "fund" sort of like the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.

So some sort of central fund for cancer research, where bureaucrats distribute funding to constituent organizations... Hmm where have I heard that before? ;)

> they feel they are already contributing a lot to benefit society via taxation.

So you _do_ admit it is benefitting society?

Re:Capitalist Science by samolang on Friday December 13, 2013 @01:26PM (#6902021)
> So some sort of central fund for cancer research, where bureaucrats distribute funding to constituent organizations... Hmm where have I heard that before? ;)

That's like comparing social security to a personal retirement account.