&gt;state grants like NIH<p>The PhD&#x27;s, researchers, and managers at Federal organizations make salaries that would classy them as &quot;rich&quot; in this scenario. Just because something is publicly funded doesn&#x27;t mean its thrifty, efficient, or &quot;for the people.&quot; If anything, considering what we know of how governments all over the world work, its more than likely public research and programs are wasteful and corrupt compared to private equivalents.