Scientific research should be carried out and controlled by the governments rather than private companies. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some feel that scientific research should be conducted by governments

instead

of private entities. I am largely in disagreement with

this

sentiment since the risks for public health entailed do not outweigh the competencies of corporations. Those in

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of state control over research argue governments are not motivated to generate revenue.

Companies

are inherently concerned with amassing capital and maximizing returns for shareholders and equity partners. An

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example of the threat here would be the opioid crisis currently ravaging the United States. Purdue, a privately-owned pharmaceutical manufacturer, produced a pill with knowledge of its extremely addictive properties and intentionally misled the public. The results have been millions of deaths and rising addiction rates to opioids

such

as heroin.

In contrast

, the government is able to prioritize public health since they do not have to earn a profit.

However

, the example above is an extreme exception as most

companies

are motivated to innovate and contribute to the public good. The examples of

this

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abound though they are less likely to receive excessive media attention.

Such

breakthroughs include medicines

such

as the vaccine for Covid-19 developed by Pfizer and the technologies that

companies

such

as Apple, Google, and Samsung have pioneered in recent decades. These private

companies

are able to hire and pay the best employees and are often led by visionary leaders who are driven to excel and overcome competition from other firms. The corporate environment creates the catalyst for scientists and researchers to develop transformative devices and make discoveries that benefit the general citizenry. In conclusion,

although

companies

are likely to pursue profits at all costs, they are

also

more motivated to innovate. The role of government is

therefore

to contain the worst excesses of the corporate world