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Originally Posted by KickStart101  Yes, we are well aware, thanks. Among other charities we give
to 1 on that list.
I was speaking basics without getting political. The government
gets most of the money to give to researchers from us, the taxpayers.
It's the Canadians who do the fund raising and donating to make
up for the money the government keeps slashing out of hospitals,
etc. so they can put it where they want. The research is Great
but they put alot of that money where we don't want it to go.
No matter how you go around it, the government still gets most
of the money for research here, from us, the People. |
I wasn't arguing that point per se, only adding pertinent information. If I were arguing, I would have pointed out that the taxes we pay are not paid "generously".
At any rate, the information I posted was to point out which groups had actually participated in the funding as well as mentioning that individuals contributed to those groups. The fact that the governments contributed is to their credits because, as you point out, they could have spent the money elsewhere.
I find it interesting that no charity connected with diabetes contributed. I suppose that was because the diabetes angle was discovered by accident. Hopefully that will now change.
Forgot to add:
It should be pointed out that drug companies and individuals who might have stood to financially profit from this research were not involved. The government, on the other hand, could save billions of dollars over the years if a viable cure is found, which is fine by me.
