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In reply to the discussion: Well, there went all my wife's work: Bayer CEO: "We did not develop this drug for Indians" [View all]elzenmahn
(904 posts)14. You better believe that taxpayer dollars helped in developing this drug...
...considering the tax breaks that Big Pharma already gets, along with much of the research/development which was sourced from federally-funded institutions of higher learning.
I don't advocate violence. But I would look into where Bayer has business lines and avoid buying their products as much as possible.
Also, this isn't the first time I've heard Bayer being associated with nefarious activity. Try Googling "Mike Papantonio" and "Bayer" - he's got a lot to say about this outfit.
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Well, there went all my wife's work: Bayer CEO: "We did not develop this drug for Indians" [View all]
Recursion
Jan 2014
OP
There is no doubt of the racism of the Bayer CEO. However, what is frustrating the pharmaceutical
lostincalifornia
Jan 2014
#8
Do you believe the for profit model is the best way for society to develop pharmaceuticals?
kristopher
Jan 2014
#12
Ideally the government should subsidize this, but looking back at the way the ACA became a reality,
lostincalifornia
Jan 2014
#27
I don't really have a yes or no because I do not have a full grasp of everything involved. I do
lostincalifornia
Jan 2014
#34
Pharma sector profit margins run about 20%. Which suggests there is little "risk" in their business
El_Johns
Jan 2014
#36
They are suppossed to be biochemically equivalent, and go through similar testing, but I can tell
lostincalifornia
Jan 2014
#31
this disgusts me. I've watched family and friends die from cancer and this guy is telling me...
wyldwolf
Jan 2014
#9
They don't have to care, If he gets fired tommorrow he's still rich. I pray India takes the drug and
uponit7771
Jan 2014
#25
FYI, Bayer is NOT a U.S. Pharmaceutical company. Also, at least for U.S. pharmaceutical
lostincalifornia
Jan 2014
#35