The high R&D costs justify the high profits, the high exec salaries, and the high prices. And every company can point at the others and say "see, this is what i

The high R&D costs justify the high profits, the high exec salaries, and the high prices. And every company can point at the others and say "see, this is what it costs to hire the best in this industry. Sorry!" It's almost as bad in Big Tech, which doesn't even have pharma's level of regulatory capture. Maybe this is all textbook supply and demand. But it sure feels broken.