Now compare R&D and exec/shareholder pay to expenditure on "lobbying" (i.e. legalized bribery) and corporate capture of the "strong" and "independent" governmen

Now compare R&D and exec/shareholder pay to expenditure on "lobbying" (i.e. legalized bribery) and corporate capture of the "strong" and "independent" government regulatory agencies that were meant to keep these very same companies in line.