KevinWestern
Hello
After decades of misuse and a lack of R&D/new drug development, the age of antibiotics is coming to an end. Infections that could once be treated quite easily are proving untreatable as "superbugs" enter into the scene at an alarming rate.
This got me to thinking; is this one of those flaws in the free market system that perhaps requires gov't intervention? Due to the fact that new antibiotic research isn't as profitable as penis-hardening drugs, society is now left with a vulnerability that could threaten its very existence.
I always thought that one of the main roles of the Gov't was to "patch up" areas that the free market cannot fix; do any of you agree? Would it be crazy to suggest a public fund (maybe $25-50 billion) to foster new research into antibiotics?
Thoughts?
The End of Antibiotics has Arrived
This got me to thinking; is this one of those flaws in the free market system that perhaps requires gov't intervention? Due to the fact that new antibiotic research isn't as profitable as penis-hardening drugs, society is now left with a vulnerability that could threaten its very existence.
I always thought that one of the main roles of the Gov't was to "patch up" areas that the free market cannot fix; do any of you agree? Would it be crazy to suggest a public fund (maybe $25-50 billion) to foster new research into antibiotics?
Thoughts?
The End of Antibiotics has Arrived
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