tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1015458593561372826..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: The truth - and the lies - about health care reformPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-41113370700191694242012-05-08T18:03:06.838-05:002012-05-08T18:03:06.838-05:00Dave, problem is, we can no longer afford to pay t...Dave, problem is, we can no longer afford to pay the price of that development for the rest of the world. Either they bear their fair share of the cost (to channel Obama!), or the drugs aren't going to be developed - period. The gravy train has left the station, and it's not coming back.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-66466781258384734522012-05-08T10:52:14.799-05:002012-05-08T10:52:14.799-05:00Followup: thanks to the magic of the Internet Wayb...Followup: thanks to the magic of the Internet Wayback Machine, I was able to repost the more eloquent version of that argument I wrote about eight years ago. You can read it at <a href="http://barefootclown.net/content/why-importing-drugs-hurts-us/" rel="nofollow">http://barefootclown.net/content/why-importing-drugs-hurts-us/</a>.davehttp://www.barefootclown.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-13922446712975285082012-05-08T10:42:46.157-05:002012-05-08T10:42:46.157-05:00The trouble is that, while the foreign manufacture...The trouble is that, while the foreign manufacture is above the marginal cost of production, it doesn't address the cost of research and development. When those countries say "make it cheap or we'll ignore your patent," they're offloading the cost of R&D to the US. If we reimport, or otherwise force the drug companies to produce at those prices, we'll bring research and development of new medications to a grinding halt.<br /><br />Put short, the rest of the world is stiffing us for the development bill, and shows no indication of starting to play fair in the future.Davehttp://www.barefootclown.netnoreply@blogger.com