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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Road Walker who wrote (10233)10/7/2009 9:41:06 AM
From: i-node2 Recommendations  Respond to of 42652
 
>> Actually it's mostly US taxpayers... government and institutions fund most basic research...

My recollection is the top ten drug companies alone in the US spend about $80 Billion a year on R&D.

Can you back up your statement? Is "basic research" what produces new lifesaving drugs? Or should everyone jump on you calling you a "liar"?