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Caros
May 14, 2008

Spazzle posted:

I don't see how this follows. If the original drug in its original delivery method is off patent, why can't a generic drug maker make that?

Because gently caress you, that's why.

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Caros
May 14, 2008

CommieGIR posted:

They already do.

Did. To my knowledge there was only ever the one audit post the recession. At least when it comes to outside audits.

Caros
May 14, 2008

Boon posted:

Public opinion is worth exactly poo poo and you should feel bad that you think the public at large or our dysfunctional as gently caress Congress should be able to scuttle major international deals before they're even close to final.

Yeah, gently caress democracy!

Caros
May 14, 2008

Boon posted:

He gave a zero effort response and so did I.

Can we at least acknowledge that US politics and the public are not capable of handling this kind of discourse and that's not at all unreasonable for negotiators to make an inredibly partisan body privy to a deal, any deal, which will ultimately have winners and losers and long term implications. Its even part of the discussion in this week's economist about US economic hegemon.

Nope.

Sorry, maybe it is just me but I find the argument that the public isn't capable of handling discourse as deeply troubling. Despite your glibness the US republic is still a democratic system of government (Its why they have a party called the Democratic party for example!) and the idea that legislation needs to be secret because if it is open to the public the public will hate it seems so counter-intuitive to any sort of government by the people that it seems laughable on it's face.

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