You got to love those terribly naive liberals at the Cato Institute!
Of course, government should be funding some research when necessary or when important, but otherwise neglected etc. (e.g. some basic research).
"... Many scientists (e.g., Michael Faraday) investigate for the joy of discovery, not to earn a financial return. Further, many esteemed inventors received no government funding, including Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and the Wright brothers (who were competing with government funding to the Smithsonian Institution to develop aircraft). ..."
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