If you replace the phrase "Research and development" with "paying developers", is it any easier to swallow? Because AFAIK R&D is an unintuitive, tax-favorable w

If you replace the phrase "Research and development" with "paying developers", is it any easier to swallow? Because AFAIK R&D is an unintuitive, tax-favorable way of saying just that. https://www.cpajournal.com/2017/10/30/u-s-research-development-tax-credit/ https://www.cpajournal.com/2017/10/30/u-s-research-developme...