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Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by oisdfjoijok on Thursday April 12, 2018 @03:48AM (#16818793)
Any data on how many cures are being invented in communist or socialist countries, compared to capitalist countries?
Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by jopsen on Thursday April 12, 2018 @04:05AM (#16818858)
Probably better to ask how many drugs are developed without public funding.

Usually, the private sector finds public funds for the risky parts.. or starts off from discoveries made with public funds in a University.

Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by oisdfjoijok on Thursday April 12, 2018 @04:09AM (#16818878)
To be able to provide public funding, you also need to have public money. So it still seems valid to compare productivity of countries (in terms of cures invented).
Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by rantanplan on Thursday April 12, 2018 @03:53AM (#16818813)
Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by oisdfjoijok on Thursday April 12, 2018 @04:09AM (#16818881)
Fine - so that is one. Any more numbers?
Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by rantanplan on Thursday April 12, 2018 @04:18AM (#16818932)
That is one? _That_ is one? Have you heard of cancer?

That is _everything_!

So what did we achieve with our superior capitalistic systems when it comes to fighting one of the worst threats to our species?

Look, I ain't a communist, but I ain't in favor of capitalism either. What I know is that cheerleading will get us nowhere. We need to critically think about our course as a human species and if you think we're on a proper trajectory, think again.

Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by oisdfjoijok on Thursday April 12, 2018 @03:09PM (#16823971)
There has been a lot of progress in fighting cancer. Survival rates for many types of cancer have increased tremendously. I assume this medication from Cuba is just one of many specific approaches.
Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by kss238 on Thursday April 12, 2018 @04:51AM (#16819080)
It's one specific type of cancer (although it is for the most common subset of the most common type of cancer), not a panacea.