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To a MUCH less extent than is involuntary funding. Tax revenues come disproportionately from rich people, and political decisions about funding are disproportionately influenced by rich campaign donors. Corporate and university revenues, on the other hand are disproportionately from middle class...

Well, if you've been paying attention, it is clear that most science *today* is full of lies. That is why this article exists. It certainly was not worse when private entities (like universities and industries) dominated research in the past. Instead, scientific discoveries were advancing...

Most science is funded by governments. That means most science is, by definition, political. Public trust in political institutions may wax and wane. One can only expect the same then for science. If science were instead dominated by private universities, industry, and other voluntarily funded...