I agree with the target. I can't speak much on the topic other than as a small company that has benefited from SR and ED. It certainly was beneficial to us.
It promoted the development of products that we think are beneficial to society, for that matter, and we commend the new programs that are coming under SR and ED, but at the end of the day, we wish more money would go into promoting small business, because we believe that's where the real innovation comes from.
The more emphasis we can put on promoting small business in government procurement contracts, the better the government will be.