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Old 07-11-2011, 06:18 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by comrade View Post
What does that matter? If I were donating I would rather have someone knowledgeable about running a cancer institute allocate my money than do it myself.

Would you rather that each person who donates decides exactly what his money will be spent on? I don't see how that would be anything but extremely inefficient.
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Originally Posted by Kybosh View Post
You know what isn't an easy task? Trying to cure cancer! This is ridiculous when the people doing the groundbreaking research earn a fraction of pay that non-profits rake in. When I did cancer research, after earning my PhD, I made a whopping $35k/yr. This was cutting edge research as well. A lot of these non-profits need serious restructuring in my opinion.
I've been thinking about your comment and I'm a little confused by the description of your situation.

Were you working for a non-profit as a reasercher or were you working for a for-profit research outfit funded by a non-profit.? because if you are working for a non-profit lab --- wouldn't that indeed make you part of the non-profit sector?
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