Quote Originally Posted by BoyNamedSue
well, i think theres two reasons that there wouldnt be a need to cover up aids drugs...

1. medical companies have a moral obligation to help people and i'd hope they follow through on it.

2. simply the money. sure, they make a lot selling chemo drugs to cancer patients, but if there was a cure on the market, i can guarantee that 100% of those patients would ditch the chemo and opt for the more expensive cure drug.

...you're right though, the govt. does spend a lot on medical research thats contracted through these private companies. but the majority of the money is lost in research. ill try and find the numbers somewhere but im pretty sure that neither the govt. nor the pharmaceudical companies make much money off this stuff since most of it is used just to develope them.

it makes since when you think about it. billions of dollars are spent every year on cancer and aids research with a common goal: find a cure. this money is not reciprocated. everyone, even us (the taxpayers) are losing. a cure released to the public would only benefit them financially.
pharmaceutical companies do not care about a cure. they have only found 1 cure since 1970 and that was polio. i know you may think i'm ignorant because of our last little argument, but i'm just stating my opinions.

pharmaceutical companies only have 1 common goal: to increase share holder profits. if we had a natural cure for cancer/aids/or any other disease, these companies would go bankrupt and there would be no need for them. i'm not saying the medical industry isn't looking for a cure, i'm just saying it's ridiculous that they haven't come up with ANY! for example, 5 years ago, a guy in canada made a cure for diabetes, and was paid 30 million in cash to shut the fuck up about it. of course, you guys may want sources, but believe whatever you want to believe.

the food and drug administration is evil, and i'll just leave it at that.