You are speaking of a specific anecdotal experience and he is talking about the industry in aggregate. Neither of you are invalidating the other's point. The a

You are speaking of a specific anecdotal experience and he is talking about the industry in aggregate. Neither of you are invalidating the other's point. The actual facts are in support of the posters point: https://www.abpi.org.uk/facts-and-figures/science-and-innovation/worldwide-pharmaceutical-company-rd-expenditure-by-country/ https://www.abpi.org.uk/facts-and-figures/science-and-innova... But your example is a real occurrence of abuse under the US system.