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0 pointslinksnapzz1y ago0 comments

The Salk Institute's overhead rate, IIRC, is 90%. Yet, they keep getting funds, so they're doing something right.

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Fraudulent orgs also keep getting funds. That don’t make it right.

So, what's the fraud? I'm a bit tired of that word as of late as some kind of catch-all for "I don't understand how this works and I don't like it".

forrestthewoods1y ago

I’m not accusing any particular organization of fraud. I am rejecting the notion that just because one institution historically receives funds that those funds were put to good use.

I understand how grants and overhead rates work. It’s an embarrassment.

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forrestthewoods1y ago

Fraudulent orgs also keep getting funds. That don’t make it right.

johnnyanmac1y ago

So, what's the fraud? I'm a bit tired of that word as of late as some kind of catch-all for "I don't understand how this works and I don't like it".

forrestthewoods1y ago

I’m not accusing any particular organization of fraud. I am rejecting the notion that just because one institution historically receives funds that those funds were put to good use.

I understand how grants and overhead rates work. It’s an embarrassment.

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