David Bowie, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The list of musicians who were “on the dole” to support their music careers before they made it big is huge. It’s almost a cliche at this point. And when they do make it big, their biggest concerts are usually held in stadiums that were heavily subsidized by tax payers.
Besides, Bristol Meyers Squibb acquired this drug for $14 billion which is bigger than the annual budget of the entire NSF. For a single drug. Tax payers weren’t the ones on the hook for that.
Do record labels in the UK get funding too? I'd imagine artists getting funding is like scientists getting funding, where as record labels getting funding is more like pharmaceuticals companies getting funding.
Besides, Bristol Meyers Squibb acquired this drug for $14 billion which is bigger than the annual budget of the entire NSF. For a single drug. Tax payers weren’t the ones on the hook for that.