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Re:With no prospects for profits, big pharma neglects new in... by dTal on Saturday March 07, 2020 @07:32AM (#22511256)
Why would there be lots more innovation with a low tax? In the limit, that's the system we have now (0% patent tax, companies are free to price their patents however they want).
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Re:With no prospects for profits, big pharma neglects new in... by AmpsterMan on Saturday March 07, 2020 @10:29AM (#22511998)
The assumption there is that the current system is already highly innovative in the U.S., which is generally accepted as true.
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Re:With no prospects for profits, big pharma neglects new in... by dTal on Saturday March 07, 2020 @10:38AM (#22512051)
But the premise of this entire thread is that "With no prospects for profits, big pharma neglects new infectious diseases".
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