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"The government" is not a coherent entity. The government is made up of many self-interested groups who largely don't care and possibly don't even know about on
by chc 12y ago
"The government" is not a coherent entity. The government is made up of many self-interested groups who largely don't care and possibly don't even know about one another. The relevant agency here, the Patent and Trademark Office, is not funded by tax dollars — it's funded by fees from people or businesses seeking patents and trademarks.
- mullingitover 12y ago> The relevant agency here, the Patent and Trademark Office, is not funded by tax dollars — it's funded by fees from people or businesses seeking patents and trademarks. Sure, but their actions have ramifications that could impact revenues. If the patent system was smothering the market and therefore tax revenues, one would think that the government might eventually act in its own interests and legislate a solution. On the other hand, if the current scheme is actually boosting revenues, there might be some hesitation in fixing something that, for the government, isn't a problem at all.
- marcosdumay 12y agoIf you take a look, you'll discover that almost nobody in a typical government even thinks about tax revenues (except when they are paying it).