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There are few industries more heavily regulated than the pharmaceutical industry.

TB — 7/2/2012 8:17:45 PM (archived)

If this news story is an indication, the current system apparently works when somebody gets out of line.

What do you propose as an alternative?

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Free enterprise at work again. - bowser - 7/2/2012 7:20:16 PM
- There are few industries more heavily regulated than the pharmaceutical industry. - TB - 7/2/2012 8:17:45 PM
  - As an alternative: - bowser - 7/2/2012 11:51:18 PM
    - Yep - RobVG - 7/3/2012 3:09:34 AM
    - Businessmen rarely get sent to jail. - ER - 7/3/2012 1:03:48 AM
      - So, what's your answer? - TB - 7/3/2012 1:12:38 AM
        
        Reserve capital punishment for corporate crimes. - ER - 7/3/2012 1:55:09 AM
        
        Heh. - TB - 7/3/2012 2:46:58 AM
        
        Not retention. Saturation. - ER - 7/3/2012 4:52:54 AM
        
        Nope. It must be retention. - TB - 7/3/2012 2:53:52 PM
        
        So what you are saying... - ER - 7/3/2012 4:21:18 PM
        
        No, what I am saying is you are making up my positions and ignoring my real ones. - TB - 7/3/2012 5:56:40 PM
        
        We don't want revolution, we want justice. - ER - 7/3/2012 6:22:29 PM
        
        The system largely works. - TB - 7/3/2012 7:48:34 PM
    - I wasn't talking about alternative punishments. - TB - 7/3/2012 1:02:47 AM

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