> It seems like single-payer insurance and more federal funding for pharmaceutical R&D would be a far better solution than defending predatory drug pricing.

That seems like just another prayer to a different god. As much as I would like to believe that the government is motivated by doing what is best for its people, it seems more interested in self preservation and maintaining its own power. I don't see much evidence of the government being motivated to be wise with the money we give it.