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Medical r&d should be done by the government anyway. There's no reason to allow pharma companies to extract untold billions of dollars in profit from the econom
by mschuster91 3y ago
Medical r&d should be done by the government anyway. There's no reason to allow pharma companies to extract untold billions of dollars in profit from the economy every year when the involved "research" is either trivial (such as with the insulin racket) or financed by the government anyway.
- gruez 3y ago>when the involved "research" is either trivial (such as with the insulin racket) source that "the insulin racket" was "trivial" to research? Yes, insulin was discovered more than a century ago, but that's not the thing that's patented today. All the expensive insulin are enhanced versions that are better in some way (eg. lasts longer, reacts sooner). If you want the old, crappy, and non-patented kind, you can get it at walmart for less than $25. >financed by the government anyway. Basic research that the government finances doesn't cover the billions of dollars needed to bring the drug to market.