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Originally posted by skinnay
i really don't understand the logic behind these kind of conspiracy theories.. the whole "pharamaceutical companies could have a cure if they wanted to" thing.. in the US, there is no price regulation on drugs. if they had a cure they would be selling it for whatever price the market could bare. in the case of something like an HIV/AIDS drug the price would be pretty damn high, they would make trillions.
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I think that the logic is that there's a lot more to be made from treating a disease than there is to be made from curing it. In crass terms, treatment creates a long-term recurring customer...