tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post2385031016639353255..comments2023-10-30T09:23:42.803-05:00Comments on Some Assembly Required: SAR #16224Charles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-79310174193461041022016-08-12T11:12:34.889-05:002016-08-12T11:12:34.889-05:00Call To Action: Reminds me of Hill-Billy's ca...Call To Action: Reminds me of Hill-Billy's call to action for the murder of Berta Caceres, etc. One could include Kadaffi, who deserved to die, but only at the hands of a legally constituted court, without thousands of innocents going with him.<br /><br />How does it go?... She who lives by the sword, shallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-34444318830957385282016-08-11T11:49:23.875-05:002016-08-11T11:49:23.875-05:00Probably should have stopped with 'thank you&#...Probably should have stopped with 'thank you' but I'm drawn to the 'elephant in the room' here, the push to 'privatize/monetize' as much as possible [especially essentials like healthcare] in the wake of the burgeoning population explosion and the post WWII 'recovery' of the European economy.<br /><br />Capitalism has never been 'sustainable' and those who would prevent sustainability [so they can remain rich] are pulling out all of the stops to ride this pony all the way off the edge of the cliff.<br /><br />Yes, more cynicism but the truth is seldom pretty...Gegnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918737715343158105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-721062263338062182016-08-11T10:48:18.119-05:002016-08-11T10:48:18.119-05:00The vast majority of medical research already take...The vast majority of medical research already takes places through NIH funding, and most of it yields little that can be commercialized. It's not to say it's meaningless, as it's never clear what work will turn into the next treatment. So were the NIH not deploying a wide net, the industry would have to either do it themselves with out-sized risk, or just move into finance and screw people the modern way; by not even making anything. <br /><br />One thing to keep in mind, is that medicines constitute about 15% of health care costs. This can be seen as excessive, or minimal when you consider that doctors don't really do much as much "curing" in the absence of medication. I completely agree that the public should retain valuable IP, and even develop the ability to translate it to clinical therapies. Short of that, the whole system is sick and I think there are a lot of legitimate targets for the excessive cost in addition to pharma (admins, devices, IT, infrastructure, corporate ownership...). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-71694596191602799162016-08-11T08:58:51.533-05:002016-08-11T08:58:51.533-05:00Merci!Merci!Gegnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918737715343158105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-4899610350857176092016-08-11T08:38:14.211-05:002016-08-11T08:38:14.211-05:00Actually, I'm not happy with either formulatio...Actually, I'm not happy with either formulation because Pharma's business plan is "pay us all your money and we'll keep you alive enough to pay for next month's pills, too." Cure, at any price isn't part of the plan. - ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-32798438886070717122016-08-11T08:01:45.302-05:002016-08-11T08:01:45.302-05:00As always, thanks for the effort you put in. I mo...As always, thanks for the effort you put in. I most certainly appreciate it.<br /><br />However, I have a small correction on you comment ending with:<br /><br /> "Pay up or die, that's their motto"<br /><br />Considering the ongoing and increasing data regarding the efficacy of these patent nostrums, perhaps a more appropriate phrase would be:<br /><br /> "Pay up and die, that's their motto."<br /><br />Just sayin'Degringoladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893964959960977677noreply@blogger.com