> Sounds like a conflict of interest, to get money from the government There's a way to fix that. Until recently, it was common for certain announcements, requ

> Sounds like a conflict of interest, to get money from the government There's a way to fix that. Until recently, it was common for certain announcements, requests for public comment, etc etc to go in the paper, which meant buying classified space. (Whether it's on physical paper or on your phone is sort of a moot point.) This has no conflict of interest concerns. It doesn't solve the whole problem, but it gives you away to boost a public good without being a direct subsidy.