Why should you invest significant amounts of money to make some kind of invention when you could just wait for someone else to do the 'heavy lifting' for you.
This concern only really matters when you're not pals with the people printing the money (or for those borrowing millions interest-free). When you have that kind of game-rigging happening in the heart of your system, the rules no longer apply.
Most companies do not have the ability to access unlimited amounts of money. Most companies do not have the ability to borrow at near interest free rates.
The interest rates that companies in the US borrow at are set by the markets