This is where I always run into problems with the conservative line of thinking. Private pharma depends on public research, the same way most commerce depends o

This is where I always run into problems with the conservative line of thinking. Private pharma depends on public research, the same way most commerce depends on some kind of public infrastructure or groundwork. We help lay the groundwork for their private profits, we are entitled to our share and our say. Nothing happens in a magical free-market vacuum.