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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
Let us take what you said about University research into diseases and vaccines being CORRUPTIBLE by the Pharmaceutical Industry as a GIVEN - then, we have to acknowledge that in the 50s through the 70s the US government stimulated and paid for basic research at ALL Universities. After that, some legendary President that also was a cowboy actor pulled Federal funds for research from the Universities in order to free up funds for a tax cut. Then, the Universities had to go "hats in hand" out to industry and Corporations to secure research funds. Today, China graduates more Scientists and Engineers and places more emphasis and money into their research than the US does. So, there is a modern-day history behind the "corruption" of which you speak! US students go For Business degrees more than Science and Engineering TODAY. Now you know, "the rest of the story"!
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Regarding the cowboy you refer to, the reference below states most of his proposed cuts to higher education were not passed by Congress. So look elsewhere for why universities looked to business for funding. And do you think CRT which teaches math and science are racist will help us catch up with the Chinese?
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To achieve one of his major goals as president -- the reduction of federal spending -- Mr. Reagan proposed numerous cutbacks in funds for colleges, although most of his proposals were rejected by Congress, and he abandoned the effort late in his presidency.
The Reagan era also saw the publication of a major federal report that criticized the state of American education; the first significant efforts to crack down on abuses in student-aid programs, especially at for-profit colleges; conflicts between government secrecy during the cold war and the free exchange of scientific ideas; a foreign invasion conducted in part to rescue American medical students; and the beginning of the culture wars that would roil many college campuses for years to come.