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Originally Posted by DanteAugustusGermanicus
the government actually funds start ups and feeds dollars to research and development/ the government would most likely battle over what is a 'fair' price with the drug companies.
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Originally Posted by SuperDinoYoshi
Well then, why doesn't the government decide what a fair price is for an iPhone? Or a Computer? Or a Car?
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because government is not the big socialist boogy man you claim it to be?
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Originally Posted by SuperDinoYoshi
If corporations couldn't decide what they get to make on their products, why would they make them at all?
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because some people like to make and sell things and because any amount of profit is good for some people. not all people are greedy and lots of money can be made on volume.
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Originally Posted by SuperDinoYoshi
Who would spend the billions of dollars to research drugs, if they weren't sure if they couldn't profit? I would hope the government would let the companies break even, but for that kind of capital, they should be able to return huge profits, or else they would leave their money to sit in a bank.
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billions to research drugs? how many drugs?
included in that billions is more than just research dollars.
your opinions on this are just that and they are uninformed propaganda. huge profits are required? says who? what would be the floor for a huge profit on a huge investment... percentage wise before people would walk away? 5%, 10%, 15%...where is this magic formula?