[ExI] Why is “cost of living” such a big problem?

[spike at rainier66.com]

From: John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> 
Subject: Re: [ExI] Why is “cost of living” such a big problem?

 

On Fri, Nov 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM <spike at rainier66.com <mailto:spike at rainier66.com> > wrot

 

 >>> Ours is the second worst system for supporting medical research, better only than everything else.  

 

>>…Obviously that is dead wrong. Denmark has a VASTLY superior system, as does every technological nation on the planet.  John K Clark

> USA is in dead last at medical research, right John? 

 

>…You are not playing fair because that is not what I said.  You claimed that for mysterious reasons you were never able to articulate, whatever country that does the most medical research the consumers of that country, and them alone, must pay for the entire research and development and manufacturing costs of every drug in existence…. John K Clark  

 

 

So really what we are talking about his how to make other countries pay their share of the cost of research, not that medical research as a profit-driven enterprise is a bad idea.  Is that it?  OK, that’s a good question.  

 

Since the cost of medication is mostly the cost of the intellectual property content, there is no good way I can see to restrict import/export on it.  My best guess is to import all those medications from every technological nation you are claiming is vastly superior, then just use their medications for those who have no health insurance.

 

spike    

 

 

 

 

 

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