Despite decades of documented disparities in federal contracting, the administration has eliminated core civil rights protections in programs to help minority and disadvantaged businesses.
The cost to restore all that works in this country will be astronomical, but mind you, WE WILL RESTORE public programs because we, the public, want them and pay for them. Also, Mister will be dead soon. That will save America a LOT of money.
We have some amazing female and minority entrepreneurs in Huntsville Alabama that have been recognized by the state for such outstanding leadership and contributions to the business community that some of them have received government contracts in various fields. We need these organizations to help aspiring entrepreneurs to get off the ground and promote their talents!
People that have money are sometimes looking to monopolize a market or industry they’re in by imposing standards or restrictions that will always give them an unfair advantage over a competitor or a potential newcomer.
Regarding scientific research, if you work for a company or in academia if you invent something on their time using their resources they own your patent. You are essentially their intellectual property. Sometimes companies as well as universities engage in collaborative research. During the pandemic the government paid for clinical laboratories Quest and Lab Corp to develop a rapid covid test that could be done at home. Their technology was licensed to various other companies such as Abbott to be purchased at a drug store for home use. And of course this technology goes under stringent FDA regulations and testing before going to market. Products being developed for research use only doesn’t require FDA approval like any product marketed for human use such as medication, vaccines or medical devices.
I would hope that dangling a trillion dollars in front of a man who already has the most money in the world will become a screaming red flag. Money compounds money, and, as you say, therefore advantage. Do we really want any old savage like Musk to have that kind of absolute advantage? (woops, probably too late, world)
What prevents or hinders any business from seeking government contracts? I admit I know nothing about how this works, so information would be useful. I didn't get "hindrance" information from this article.
This administration is both selfish and short-sighted in myriad ways, taking so many extremely aggressive actions that hurt Americans and American businesses. China is eating our lunch, to the extent that they're likely to dominate the world for at least several decades.
The cost to restore all that works in this country will be astronomical, but mind you, WE WILL RESTORE public programs because we, the public, want them and pay for them. Also, Mister will be dead soon. That will save America a LOT of money.
We have some amazing female and minority entrepreneurs in Huntsville Alabama that have been recognized by the state for such outstanding leadership and contributions to the business community that some of them have received government contracts in various fields. We need these organizations to help aspiring entrepreneurs to get off the ground and promote their talents!
Why is it that people with money think that only people with money can--gasp!--do things?
People that have money are sometimes looking to monopolize a market or industry they’re in by imposing standards or restrictions that will always give them an unfair advantage over a competitor or a potential newcomer.
Regarding scientific research, if you work for a company or in academia if you invent something on their time using their resources they own your patent. You are essentially their intellectual property. Sometimes companies as well as universities engage in collaborative research. During the pandemic the government paid for clinical laboratories Quest and Lab Corp to develop a rapid covid test that could be done at home. Their technology was licensed to various other companies such as Abbott to be purchased at a drug store for home use. And of course this technology goes under stringent FDA regulations and testing before going to market. Products being developed for research use only doesn’t require FDA approval like any product marketed for human use such as medication, vaccines or medical devices.
I would hope that dangling a trillion dollars in front of a man who already has the most money in the world will become a screaming red flag. Money compounds money, and, as you say, therefore advantage. Do we really want any old savage like Musk to have that kind of absolute advantage? (woops, probably too late, world)
Well said. That’s their game.
What prevents or hinders any business from seeking government contracts? I admit I know nothing about how this works, so information would be useful. I didn't get "hindrance" information from this article.
This administration is both selfish and short-sighted in myriad ways, taking so many extremely aggressive actions that hurt Americans and American businesses. China is eating our lunch, to the extent that they're likely to dominate the world for at least several decades.