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Re:An anarchist takes on Big Pharma by teaching patients to ... by rightos on Friday October 13, 2017 @02:52PM (#15468323)
Seems like a reasonable idea to me, has anyone attempted to apply some of the less controversial possible solutions here in the US? Like shorter patent lifetimes or a ban or reduction on drug advertising?
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Re:An anarchist takes on Big Pharma by teaching patients to ... by ajmurmann on Friday October 13, 2017 @03:34PM (#15468653)
Things definitely have been tried. However, companies find loop holes and frequently things get worse after. Check out this amazing episode of econtalk: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2017/06/robin_feldman_o.htm...
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