I don't agree with the article, but Mariana Mazzucato makes a strong argument in defense of the critical role government funding plays in entrepreneurial innovation [0].

She also did a talk at Stewart Brand's Long Now Foundation a few years ago [1]. It's worth a listen.

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Entrepreneurial_State [1]http://longnow.org/seminars/02014/mar/24/entrepreneurial-sta...