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From: Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Shouldn't be a surprise
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 11:18:53 -0400
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cc wrote:

> "John W." <worthj1970@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> 
> 
>> > A lot of French researchers end up migrating to the US, as they have
>> > no other choice (no other way to get a financial support).
>> >
>>I've heard that's true in Japan as well. IIRC until a short while ago
>>Japanese companies didn't give to university researchers like in the US.
> 
> 
> That's true about all the world. The US government is the only one that's
> able to guarantee a steady income to a large number of companies that invest
> in research. So, maintaining the war machine serves at least for something.

Indeed. What else would Europe do when it gets SS-20s pointed at it?

- Kevin