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Re:Peter Thiel: There Are No Good Bets Against Globalization by carbocation on Saturday September 04, 2010 @09:50PM (#1663829)
Since money is predominantly allocated by insurance companies, not individuals, I would say that Pharma knows what insurance companies will spend money on.
Re:Peter Thiel: There Are No Good Bets Against Globalization by anamax on Sunday September 05, 2010 @03:36AM (#1664187)
> Since money is predominantly allocated by insurance companies, not individuals, I would say that Pharma knows what insurance companies will spend money on.

Insurance companies are somewhat driven by what their customers want. If 20% want something, it tends to happen. Govt bureaucrats, not so much, and Congress rarely passes laws for 20% of the population.