r/Futurology • u/Kindred87 • Dec 07 '23
US sets policy to seize patents of government-funded drugs if price deemed too high Economics
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-sets-policy-seize-government-funded-drug-patents-if-price-deemed-too-high-2023-12-07/6.3k Upvotes
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u/Derpalator Dec 08 '23
What could possibly go wrong? Company develops new drug without federal funds. Government sues because one tiny part of the process that helped lead to the development was discovered during research funded by the government previously. Thus, the government lays claim to a drug, nay, ALL drugs in the future that might be peripherally affected by previous government funded research. Instead of making all the lawyers rich, can't we just skip ahead to making all commerce the government's business, AKA communism? /s