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by atrexler 2952 days ago
https://www.ascb.org/newsletter/novemberdecember-2016-newsle...

"This money is effectively a surcharge, or tax, on scientific research imposed not by a government but by a for-profit industry. Imagine for a moment how much research could be carried out using these resources if they were channeled back into our academic enterprise."