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Cute idea, but it will never happen..... Anonymous2000 Send a noteboard - 13/07/2012 09:57:17 PM
No profit system means 100% funding via the government, which means MASSIVE tax increases (more than you can possibly imagine). R&D costs are funded via profit. The reason why some countries can run close to a no-profit system is since the US pretty much covers the R&D costs of the world.

As for your other issue, the government can be helpful with helping fund costs of "unprofitable" conditions. The Orphan Drug Act is a nice example of such a private/public partnership.

Bottom line, I don't mind the government helping out and paying for some needs, but it should never, ever, try to run HC in any way. The government is way too incompetent to do anything other than cause huge problems.
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Tough call.... - 13/07/2012 07:13:15 PM 735 Views
it pisses me off - 13/07/2012 07:14:26 PM 877 Views
No profit, no R&D.....no R&D, no cures..... - 13/07/2012 10:00:04 PM 743 Views
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Donations? If you are talking about federal R&D grants..... - 14/07/2012 12:55:35 AM 925 Views
Cute idea, but it will never happen..... - 13/07/2012 09:57:17 PM 728 Views
Umm...I'm not sure you answered the question... *NM* - 13/07/2012 10:38:15 PM 340 Views
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+1 - Cures are incredibly profitable! - 14/07/2012 12:59:30 AM 724 Views
While I don't disagree with anything you just said, - 16/07/2012 09:00:50 PM 844 Views
Eh... - 13/07/2012 11:16:27 PM 716 Views
My take. - 14/07/2012 04:08:39 PM 746 Views
that is tinfoil hat thinking - 15/07/2012 06:24:50 PM 780 Views

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