> it could just officially research and develop medicines and put them in the pu...

		bdzr on Aug 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If you have first-hand knowledge of the FDA’s torp... > it could just officially research and develop medicines and put them in the public domain I don't think that's true. At least not for rare diseases. There are thousands of them and they impact very small populations. The current cost to develop a drug and get it through trials is > 1 billion dollars.

Are you suggesting the US government does not have > $1B dollars?