08-31-2016, 09:02 AM
There has to be a balance here. There has to be a way for these drug companies to make a profit to pay for their R&D. And there has to be a way to ensure that the drugs are affordable for average people. They need to figure this out.
I will also say that something like an Epi Pen should be quite simple for someone to engineer at this point. I'm also pretty sure that there are competing products on the market that would probably do the same thing.
Actually the real solution would be for the USA to divert some of their military budget to help pay for disease research. Pretty much all of the world's problems could be solved if the US military budget was spent differently. Do that and crack down on all the tax loopholes and offshore bullshit. What the hell do I know though, I'm just an average guy. Crap like this makes me think about how parliament shuts down here in Canada every summer and I notice absolutely no difference in my daily life. We pay these people to make our countries better and they do nothing other than maintain the established order, which is essentially set up to keep the rich rich and the poor poor. You guys should read about the French Revolution.
I will also say that something like an Epi Pen should be quite simple for someone to engineer at this point. I'm also pretty sure that there are competing products on the market that would probably do the same thing.
Actually the real solution would be for the USA to divert some of their military budget to help pay for disease research. Pretty much all of the world's problems could be solved if the US military budget was spent differently. Do that and crack down on all the tax loopholes and offshore bullshit. What the hell do I know though, I'm just an average guy. Crap like this makes me think about how parliament shuts down here in Canada every summer and I notice absolutely no difference in my daily life. We pay these people to make our countries better and they do nothing other than maintain the established order, which is essentially set up to keep the rich rich and the poor poor. You guys should read about the French Revolution.