Re: There must be an answer to this.
The worst of two worlds. Drug companies are socialized. R & D paid for by the US, which cannot negotiate prices for drugs.
That should be offensive to any right minded capitalist on at least theoretical grounds. It isn't because capitalism stands for short-term profits by any means.
This is a great example of America's economic structure. Subsidies for large companies such as Big Pharma, Big Farm, Big Oil, Big Banks and "capitalism" for individuals.
And we are raised from birth to regard capitalism as a superior economic system for the individual and the US as the first bastion of capitalism.
It's usually a good idea to question our beliefs from time to time.
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