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Why do U.S. laws protect the pharmaceutical industry at the expense of citizens? -- Isn't this the much more interesting question? Does it actually surprise any
by joelhaus 15y ago
Why do U.S. laws protect the pharmaceutical industry at the expense of citizens? -- Isn't this the much more interesting question? Does it actually surprise anyone that, in areas where there are big market opportunities, you will find more scams on average.
Other than a supposed incentive for domestic pharma to innovate, is there another reason anyone can point to for classifying Canadian pharmacies as illegal? Personally, I can imagine a scenario where investment in drug research would actually increase if the industry wasn't afforded so much protection by federal law.
- tptacek 15y agoWall's screenshot suggests that for every dollar ad networks earn on pharmaceutical ads, they earn many more dollars on predatory "get rich quick" ads.
- joelhaus 15y agoIf you mean this screenshot: http://www.seobook.com/images/google-get-rich-quick.png http://www.seobook.com/images/google-get-rich-quick.png, I don't see anything predatory about it--there is demand for these product categories and in a healthy economy, enterprising individuals should be rushing to supply them. For me, the SEOBook article falls flat and comes across as someone hand waving about people behaving irrationally. True story, as a teenager, I bought Carlton Sheets no down payment real estate program. While Carlton didn't deliver any magic beans, I actually took a lot away from the experience. While there are no doubt hucksters out there, I think that most "get rich quick" offers do have some educational value... and if Google is doing their job, the products with the most value will get into more people's hands.