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A large majority of people going into scientific research do so for a love of the subject and not to become rich. They just want to make enough money to live a decent life and pursue knowledge.

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Yes and their university medical research typically requires infrastructure and funding, which are often provided by for profit pharma corporations.

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The following is sarcasm. If only one could think of a mechanism by which an entity controlled by people elected by the voting public could fund such things.