[amelius]

But the article is about basic research. Do you think that we can cut basic research just so that one rich guy can have projects?

[kiba]

I was commenting on people bemoaning about billionaires being too rich, with the implication that billionaires shouldn't ever need that much money.

I don't necessarily agree with the idea of cutting basic research programs and how it's actually structured(short termism, prioritizing novel results over building solid foundation, etc).