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It's not just profits...everybody seems to want such extreme profits. If it isn't a blockbuster, it's not worth it. Greed is what will sink us. Kathleen On 27 March 2013 14:13, Rick McGirr <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Leonard, your hotel metaphor is off the mark and your claim that there is > nothing wrong with capitalism is as ridiculous as the idea that given free > rein, communism would have vindicated itself through history. The profit > motive is suspect, if not guilty as sin, in the continuing suffering of > those poor persons unfortunate enough to be afflicted with a disease that > is > not profitable. > > Rick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rayilyn Brown > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 2:24 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: investors excited about Pimavanserin > > 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. > > > > > > > > ahamed > > > > Affiliated to Travel Professionals International Our Contact: > > www.tpiworldwide.com/nasimismailtpi http://www.me2everyone.com/503708 > > > > > > http://tripatlas.com/store/112331 > > > > > Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:58:51 -0700 > > > From: [log in to unmask] > > > Subject: Re: investors excited about Pimavanserin > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > > disgusting isn't it? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Rick McGirr > > > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 9:18 AM > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Subject: Re: investors excited about Pimavanserin > > > > > > Ain't capitalism grand!? Maybe now we'll be worth something to someone! > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rayilyn Brown > > > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 1:28 AM > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Subject: investors excited about Pimavanserin > > > > > > > > > > http://www.proactiveinvestors.com/columns/biomed/3469/full-phase-iii-results > > > -send-acadia-higher-3469.html > > > Ray > > > Rayilyn Brown > > > Past Director AZNPF > > > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn