In recent times, many people have started to support private companies in conducting scientific research. I argue that the results of private companies are far more innovative than government-run operations, and thus it is the former who should conduct science experiments.
Firstly, I believe that government-run scientific innovation lacks any real reason to seek to improve their process, as they can always be bailed out by taxpayer money. Consequently, these programs might be less likely to discover scientific breakthroughs that can benefit the population. This can clearly be seen with many people’s frustrations with NASA’s recent ventures, for example, as their failed experiments led to the destruction of satellites and rockets costing billions of . Meanwhile, private companies such as SpaceX continue to innovate in order to prevent wasteful expenses success in the realm of space travel.
Secondly, it might be argued that because of private companies’ ability to be more efficient and effective, they can more easily apply new scientific products to the general market. The main goal of all companies is to make as much profit as possible, and therefore in theory, they always aim to make the best products that are not only scientifically innovative but high in utility as well. This is how the computer, government funding, was able to enter the average household through the work of private companies such as Apple.
Ultimately, I argue that in our current state of affairs, we are more certain to get more innovative and useful products created by private companies’ scientific research, and as such, the government should delegate these ventures to them.