Re: why Senator Stevens is right on Net Neutrality

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 7/6/06, Dennis Henderson <hendomatic () gmail com> wrote:
> > If this issue degrades to a free market vs communism debate, then we
> > have lost the ability to communicate because most have already made up
> > their mind and are unwilling to change it.
> >
> > If you think that letting businesses police themselves is a valid
> > option, then nothing I can say will change your mind. Enjoy your
> > electric car, secure operating systems, and cancer cures.
>
>
>
> I drive a big frickin F-150 and get 17mpg. No electric cars for me. I know
> the costs of driving this 6500 pound truck and accept them.

Like the melting polar ice caps?

> Your statement doesnt make sense as its business PROFIT that get us cures
> for cancer, parkinson's, and other maladies. I cannot find anywhere in the
> Constitution or other such legislation where its the goverment's role to
> ensure that cancer cures are found.
>
> Can you imagine how fast new drugs to treat disease would come to market if
> the FDA didnt have such an (extortion) system to approve the drugs? You
> wonder why a dose of some drugs costs > $100 pill?  Because it costs the
> drug company years of time and millions of dollars to fund mandatory FDA
> studies for the drug safety.

Thats bunk. Phizer pays billions more in marketing than they do in research.


-JP
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