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We don't give subsidies to Intel or Microsoft, and we shouldn't give any to the farmers.
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Actually, I think these and many more companies do get subsidized with corporate research tax writeoffs and I believe the Govt. doles out money to companies for research, as well. So if Microsoft or somebody argues that their software gives greater connectivity on the Net, they will get grants. Just like the drug companies get huge research grants, so all of their claims about the high costs of research are tainted by the fact that they get grants.