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Re:How badly are we being ripped off on eyewear? Former indu... by guelo on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @02:31PM (#19313441)
Rent seeking is a large part of the pharmaceutical industry, which is 4% of the economy. And also a good chunk of the rest of the health care industry, which is 18% of the economy.
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Re:How badly are we being ripped off on eyewear? Former indu... by barry-cotter on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @09:50PM (#19316063)
It doesn’t show up in their profit margins. If they’re rent seekers Roche, Novartis, Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline are really bad at it.
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