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Originally Posted by gwynevans
You'd do well to investigate a bit further - the problem is that the "ridiculous amounts" of money have to not only pay for the costs of the single drug they're charged for, but also the costs involved in the development/testing/trials of the 100's that don't end up as being suitable.
While it's not as might be liked, in the real world, if patents, etc, were changed such that the costs were unable to be recouped, then there's no way the "Drug companies still will come up with new drugs", as they're not charities & would immediately stop almost all R&D.
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Yes, I do understand that development costs money. But in most cases prices are too high even considering the big development costs. Why else drug market would be one of the most profitable business.
In any case I am idealistic person and I find the situation of medical care being too expensive for most of the world, if not criminal, then at least highly immoral.
As for intellectual property, while I think that creators must get their share of the pie, I also see that the current copyright laws are insult to the people.
*Fun fact* Whenever I buy empty cd or dvd percent of that sale goes to the anti-piracy organization, no matter what I write in it, I am still considered a criminal.
The problem is all the middle-men, the original creator gets only a fraction of a fraction, while various blood-sucking organizations are profiteering from it.