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So pharma research can be yet another political weapon to control or wield against the other side? No thanks. While the for-profit system has some flaws, at le
by caseysoftware 10y ago
So pharma research can be yet another political weapon to control or wield against the other side? No thanks.
While the for-profit system has some flaws, at least their motivations are relatively straightforward and when there's a reason to change their policies by discounting or even giving things away free, they can choose to.
If the government tried to do that, it would turn into a multi-month (year?) debate before anything would be done.
- crdoconnor 10y ago>So pharma research can be yet another political weapon to control or wield against the other side? No thanks. I'll take the mythical use of pharma research as a political weapon over the all too real Martin Shkreli phenomenon.
- bmer 10y agoWell put. "Evil tax" arguments are especially bizarre to me as a Canadian, where our taxes do so much for us (have a look at our healthcare), and aren't used as a political weapon. There are often pushes to privatize, regardless. Not all political setups devolve into the chaos experienced by the US.
- peyton 10y agoTo be fair, Canada plays hardball with foreign medical IP. The "evil tax" may be passed on to foreigners instead. The US could be unique in that compulsory licensing laws and aggressive patent invalidation don't work--there aren't many desirable foreign patents to invalidate or inventions to compel licensure.