EU R&D Results Available to US?

With the previous development of the European Union, it assumed responsibility for European research and development in much the same manner that the various US government agencies have established grant programs of taxpayer funds to universities.

My personal opinion is that this is a socialistic program which is not justifiable for either the US or the European Union. However I have no objection to the European Union acceding to the 100,000 people request and continuing their unified Research and Development efforts.

I say this because, with the general socialistic attitude of the Europeans, the results of such Research and Development will be generally publicly available, presumably to the US as well as to the member European countries

If this is true, the US may be able to recoup through any positive the EU R&D results some of the previous expenditures we have made to Europe and also justify our own reduction of R&D research grants.

While this seems like a "leech" attitude, it is not much different than the US supplying for the world the various R&D development in pharmaceuticals, with the result that other countries then produce those same substances and sell them at low cost without having the need to amortize R&D costs.

With my proposal, it is at least justifiable in consideration of the previous blood, sweat, and tears we have spent on the Europeans.