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this is why we need the NIH and big government to fund research.  for the 
good of society.  having Parkinson is not like looking for a reasonably 
priced hotel room.  DBS was first done in France, not the US and it stopped 
my tremors which no drug has done.

Capitalism is most certainly better than hunting and gathering and 
feudalism,  but needs improvement if humanity is to progress.

I'm not a believer in the idea that this is as good as it can get.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Leonard Soffer
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 8:36 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: investors excited about Pimavanserin

If capitalism is so bad, why is it that most of the world's new drug
therapies are developed in the US?

Consider something a bit less emotional than medicine to start.  When you
go out of town and need a place to stay, you could walk around town looking
for a nice person (one not motivated by money) to put you up.  You have to
rely on the goodwill of a stranger, who gets nothing in return.  (And also
hope he is not an ax murderer.)  Or, you can go to a hotel, run by a person
or a corporation whose motive is purely profit.  They provide you shelter
for the night, and maybe even breakfast and an Internet connection, not out
of good will but because you give them money.  Which system does a better
job at making temporary housing available to travelers?

Now, back to drugs.  Do you really expect companies to invest the millions
of dollars (sometimes billions) it takes to develop new drug therapies out
of the goodness of their hearts?  No, and if we relied on that for the drug
pipeline there would be about as many new drug therapies as there are free
hotels.  Drug companies are motivated by profit and like it or not, that
profit is what induces them to research and develop new drugs.

There are certainly problems with how our economic system works, and in
particular the system for bringing new drugs to market.  But the
fundamental idea of capitalism is not flawed.  If you want to see a flawed
economic system, look to Russia or Cuba.  How many new drug therapies did
they produce last year?



On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Ahamed Ismail <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> well said Rick. True color of capitalism.
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> > Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:58:51 -0700
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: investors excited about Pimavanserin
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> > disgusting isn't it?
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rick McGirr
> > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 9:18 AM
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> > Subject: Re: investors excited about Pimavanserin
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> > Ain't capitalism grand!? Maybe now we'll be worth something to someone!
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> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rayilyn Brown
> > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 1:28 AM
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> > Subject: investors excited about Pimavanserin
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> http://www.proactiveinvestors.com/columns/biomed/3469/full-phase-iii-results
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