> It wouldn't bum me out so much but it clearly does nothing but hinder progress I don't know if this is true. Lots of this stuff is inherently expensive - cl

> It wouldn't bum me out so much but it clearly does nothing but hinder progress I don't know if this is true. Lots of this stuff is inherently expensive - clinical trials, research into vast numbers of compounds, and then mass-producing the drug are all things that cannot be feasibly done without at least millions of dollars. The US and China are the current world leaders in biotech, and it's because both of them have massive infrastructure to funnel billions of dollars into research. Yeah, the IP law could be reformed (I am a big believer in reducing IP protections in general) but the truth is that SOME FORM of protection is necessary to convince people with money to fund this kind of research. The government is simply not capable of this level of spending for such uncertain rewards; it doesn't have the proper incentives to recognize and promote good research while defunding useless research.