The real scandal behind ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt paying for Biden’s science office - Vox

Maybe government employees should be paid for with tax dollars, not private philanthropy.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has faced a backlash since Politico reported earlier this week that he indirectly funds and wields unusually heavy influence over an important White House office tasked with advising President Joe Biden’s administration on technical and scientific issues. The ethical concerns surrounding this news are glaring: A tech billionaire with an obvious personal interest in shaping government tech policy is giving money to an independent government agency devoted to tech and science, albeit through his private philanthropic foundation. The real scandal, however, is…

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