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The discoverer of insulin, Frederick Banting, 'sold' his patent for one dollar, to make that life-saving substance available to all.

And yet, somehow, US pharma companies are overcharging diabetics to the tune of thousands of dollars a year for access to a 96-year-old drug.

I'm sure those same pharma companies can figure out how to fleece the public in the distribution of any cancer cures that come out of China.




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