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CMU is a private university, so there won't be much in the way of taxpayer savings.
by noer 11y ago
CMU is a private university, so there won't be much in the way of taxpayer savings.
- NonEUCitizen 11y agoPrivate research universities get a LOT of taxpayer money (e.g. DARPA grants, NSF grants)
- noer 11y agoRight, but hiring 40 scientists away isn't going to reduce that money. Even if CMU doesn't get it, it's not like they're going to save it or give it to some other department or program. At best, it goes to another institution.
- javert 11y agoYes, but that is a moral indictment of the NSF et al, who will give away their entire budget even if there is no longer anybody qualified to receive the same amount those CMU guys did. And then ask for an even bigger budget the next year. In contrast, it is not a moral indictment of Uber.
- _1 11y agoTheir salaries are most likely covered by government grants.