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Re:$1,000 Hepatitis Pill Shows Why Fixing Health Costs Is So... by andygates on Monday August 04, 2014 @09:58AM (#8131716)
"rather treat than cure" is falsified by the fact that if you have a cure, you corner the market, raking in cash and hurting your competitors' mere treatments.

..and that pharamceutical companies aren't run by complete monsters.

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Re:$1,000 Hepatitis Pill Shows Why Fixing Health Costs Is So... by ArtDev on Monday August 04, 2014 @01:36PM (#8132974)
It is more profitable. That is why relatively little R&D money goes into finding cures or creating new type of antibiotics.

Pharmaceutical companies have a long history of despicable behavior.

"Pfizer Bribed Nigerian Officials in Fatal Drug Trial, Ex-Employee Claims" (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pfizer-bribed-nigerian-officials...)

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Re:$1,000 Hepatitis Pill Shows Why Fixing Health Costs Is So... by mikeash on Monday August 04, 2014 @01:50PM (#8133058)
I think your first point is much stronger. People organized into large groups can behave in completely monstrous ways even if none of the individuals are monsters. It just takes widespread application of "just doing my job". The individuals often don't even realize what they're helping to perform.
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