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>So I'm watching the tape of this Frontline I taped earlier
>this week. Some flack named Majorie Powell says "just look
>at what happens to industries that have government price
>controls and regulation; there is no innovation".
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>This is a bald faced lie. Please see ATT Bell Labs and
>Western Electric pre-1984 for obvious counter evidence.
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>These scumbag pharmas spend more on marketing than they do
>on R&D, but it is R&D's budget that wil take the hit in
>response to price caps? That speaks volumes...
And who funds their basic research? The NIH!
Doug