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Re:The drug industry wants us to think Martin Shkreli is a r... by uhwhat on Sunday September 27, 2015 @10:39PM (#10288684)
It sounds like you're advocating a community pool of resources to benefit members, which is exactly what government social programs are.
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Re:The drug industry wants us to think Martin Shkreli is a r... by rokhayakebe on Monday September 28, 2015 @12:25AM (#10288913)
Which government social programs fund the $161B in pharmaceutical R&D? How do you and I have a direct say on how that money is spent?

What we need is a direct competitor to government. I am all for government regulating what is safe/unsafe to consume/use/inject in your body. However I would like for us to fund development and have/give free access to the discoveries.

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Re:The drug industry wants us to think Martin Shkreli is a r... by uhwhat on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @05:03AM (#10295228)
Fair enough.. Than a B-Corp, Non-Profit, or private member funded CO-OP type organization with a charter?
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