Andy once again is shilling for what he terms "Big Pharma", somehow managing to confuse Captialism and Compassion. His claim that the large pharmaceutical companies will cease-and-desist funding AIDS research puzzles me. Is it not in the best interests of any company that can try to produce such a drug to produce one if possible? If for no other reason than to be remembered forever as the company that Beat the Reaper? I would guess it would be, but then I'm just a dumb Democrat...not a smart Shill.
posted by Jo Fish on 12.04.03 at 01:17 AM
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Money IS the bottom line. Sully seems to think that it is and also all right. Sad. Maybe he will get some fatal debilitating disease that only can be cured by understanding. We can only hope for the best.
posted by: dave on 12.04.03 at 11:39 AM [permalink]
There are millions with AIDS/HIV who would pay nearly anything for a "magic bullet" and someone really believes that AIDS research will disappear if the Drug companies don't get everything they want.
Look at the after tax profits of Drug companies. Their R&D costs are expensed out and they are still making massive profits.
If they were hurting for profits, why did they go to court so that they could start advertising to consumers?
posted by: Bryan on 12.05.03 at 12:01 AM [permalink]
