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2002: Big Pharma Hates Fit & Healthy People

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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Do You Think Eliminating the Profit Incentive Would Solve This Problem?

I don't think removing the profit incentive would make this better. In fact, I think it would make it worse because without profit, then we don't have research and development. The pharmaceutical industry also does a lot of good. And they can treat many diseases quite effectively that we couldn't treat just 50 years ago. Maybe the answer is to prevent them from advertising to consumers. Or maybe the answer should be to eliminate their ability to lobby government. A good start though is to bring awareness. When you hear this doctor on 60 minutes telling you, it's not your fault. It's your genetics. Oh, and it's a brain disease, which is strange. My brain tells me to

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