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> a government run system could be less efficient than one that has to pay off insurance companies, recruiters, and mass marketers ...and lawyers. Apparently m
by eeZah7Ux 8y ago
> a government run system could be less efficient than one that has to pay off insurance companies, recruiters, and mass marketers
...and lawyers. Apparently many software, hardware and medical drug research companies spend more on legal fees than research (!!!).
https://gizmodo.com/5949909/apple-and-google-spent-more-money-on-legal-fees-than-rd-last-year-and-google-apparently-thinks-apple-wants-it-that-way https://gizmodo.com/5949909/apple-and-google-spent-more-mone...
- specialist 8y agoOpen markets require rules, enforcement, a fair and impartial judiciary, etc. Plutocracy, kleptocracy, laissez faire and such may be more efficient, but they’re intrinsically unfair.
- howard941 8y agoSo as to effectively but inefficiently beat the hell out of or defend against competition by way of patent shenanigans.