Investing in biotech leads to innovations which can be used and sold off. It’s a simple solution to complicated problems. Starvation on a national level has no easy fix of ‘just throw money at it’. And I am all for making sure the most needy get a healthy chance at life. But fiscally, I rather that large money come from selling creations and discoveries made by the home nation than by stripping other public help of their already meager coffers.