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Re:Why Drug Prices Keep Rising Despite Congress's Efforts by Retric on Monday April 08, 2019 @12:29PM (#19606684)
> the government should pay market prices out of general tax dollars.

That a horrific idea, that destroys the incentive to make low cost cellphones. Smart phones can be sold at a profit for ~20$ No need for any kind of special government intervention.

If you feel people deserve a minimum quality of life then hand them enough money to do so and they will choose a lifestyle. Picking some set of goods as some god given right ends up with a host of horrible incentives.

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Re:Why Drug Prices Keep Rising Despite Congress's Efforts by tptacek on Monday April 08, 2019 @02:40PM (#19607891)
As you may have already noticed from your long time sharing this site with him, it's likely Rayiner agrees with you about giving money vs. giving goods. He's talking about the source of funding, not about the precise mechanism.
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