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I'd be happy if Big Pharma had to play on the same field as us. But as it is now, they reap huge amounts of cash from NIH and other public entities for research. Of course, the profits are all privatized.

For 20+ years, they've been moving more and more of their R&D and manufacturing overseas to save on labor costs. They then get Congress to approve of anti-competitive laws that disallow citizens from importing cheaper drugs from overseas for both use and resale. Big Pharma should have to compete on the same level as labor.




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