Comment by pasquinelli

5 years ago

maybe the profit motive is a perverse incentive for taking care of people.

Maybe. But I don't think there are any alternatives right now. And it doesn't seem like a bad for people helping others to be rewarded...

  • There definitely are. State run pharma agencies that compete against the private companies and stringent IP restrictions on treatments VS cures can help.

    Ultimately you're never going to be able to coax the market into valuing 40+ years of rent over a cure.

    • The issue with state run pharma is we're not doing it. We cut the budget so morons could pay a tiny amount less a year in income tax. As long as we're reliant on the market, we're reliant on the market sadly...