tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post6386413338395469150..comments2023-12-31T19:34:14.853-05:00Comments on Dymaxion World: "If we aren't guaranteed monopoly profits, we aren't interested."johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690430991814528863noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post-9576424567860741452007-01-21T00:51:00.000-05:002007-01-21T00:51:00.000-05:00If I were the government, I'd want more in exchang...If I were the government, I'd want more in exchange than just the right to independently verify a pharma company's claims. (In any case, doesn't the government in essence already do that?)<br /><br />If taxpayers would be doing some of big pharma's heavy lifting, shouldn't that translate into significantly lower drug prices <i>and</i> shorter patent periods at the very least? And maybe guarantees of supply for Canadians throughout the patent period, regardless of whether the drug turns out to be a money maker or not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post-29143539982472590652007-01-18T20:29:00.000-05:002007-01-18T20:29:00.000-05:00from what I understand "the most expensive part of...from what I understand "the most expensive part of their operation" is the advertizing (of how expensive it is to develope a new druggie).croghan27https://www.blogger.com/profile/09377054324499227449noreply@blogger.com