Quote Originally Posted by ats200 View Post
The problem for me is that the Government should not need anything outside of what is required to protect and serve the people. There should be no committees, research centers, etc. That should all be private and privately funded.

It's the same concept regardless of who is doing it and I wouldn't volunteer for it either way, but I just have strong feelings about in what the government should be involved (and what it shouldn't).
The problem is there are many areas of research the private sector will not fund for one reason or another and some types of research that are too expensive so the Govt steps in here. If the Govt didn't get involved there are many medical devices and procedures that simply would not exist.