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What would you invent or problem you’d try to solve if you had unlimited funds?

Asked by Hypocrisy_Central (26879points) February 5th, 2011

If you were given unlimited funds and access to wicked smart people to be on your team what would you invent or problem you would try to solve?

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Jeremycw1's avatar

A way to end war

talljasperman's avatar

I would find out who is giving the money away to me and get them to stop… also I would find ways of making the civil service more In-efficient so we could hire more people

Bellatrix's avatar

Homelessness and as a it is so connected to homelessness – mental illness. I just can’t reconcile how we can have homeless people in the richest nations in the world. There has to be a way to make sure everyone has somewhere safe and warm to live.

iphigeneia's avatar

I would attempt to make farming and food distribution more efficient, especially up against the challenges of climate change and population growth.

Cruiser's avatar

Find a cure to MS, diabetes and heart disease.

mrentropy's avatar

A way to bring cheaper manufacturing and engineering back to the US so we can all have jobs again.

aprilsimnel's avatar

Proper food, shelter, potable water and clothing for everyone.

Facade's avatar

What @aprilsimnel said. It breaks my heart to know that people are living (and dying) without these things, while people with millions of dollars are complaining that their taxes are too high. Because the rent is too damn high!

nikipedia's avatar

Cheap, clean, renewable energy, for sure. Makes solving all the other ones a little bit easier.

flutherother's avatar

I would build a home on the moon with a nice view of Earth.

incendiary_dan's avatar

Hunger around the world, and I have a pretty good idea how to actually do it. It would also involve solving a lot of other problems, like resource wars, several major diseases, etc.

talljasperman's avatar

I would invest money and resources into mastering time travel.

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