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No. The US Government is not "1" organization, it is a grouping of many different teams. Each team has their own budget and has to pay for the resources they co

• heimatau 6y ago
  > Each team has their own budget and has to pay for the resources they consume, even if that resource is another thing in another US Government team. What ensures this? No one. Last I checked the Pentagon 'lost' billions. Various agencies aren't rigorous with the taxpayer's money, also their time horizons seem skewed (very little R&D to reduce various costs internally). Nor are they a fair actor. How could a single inventor petition the govt to pay up? Don't say a lawsuit because 'national security' supersedes any petition. Nonetheless, my main point is none of the above. My main point is why would a worker/inventor have any right over a technology? Their job is funded by taxpayers. In business, the same is true. 'Work for hire' is the concept/term. I get that they are trying to modify this to returning some money to the people but...if 150k is the limit, will this be a new minimum wage? Or does this limit account for inflation? Honestly, highly skilled workers (mostly) know their value to the market. I think it's a poor use of taxpayers money to give a % of an invention. Fire the bosses, be more nimble, there are plenty of alternatives to this degradation entering the equation.
  • kube-system 6y ago
    People who work for the government still get the benefits of basic labor law, in fact, in many cases, labor law for public sector employees is stronger than for those in the private sector.