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		lawlessone on July 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pharma firms stash profits in Europe's tax havens >This money (hundreds of millions per drug) is just gone, Is it completely wasted? we learn something doesn't work. It's not fantastic like it would be to find drugs that cure things , but we still learn.

pompino on July 1, 2024 [–]

The industry may learn from failures, but the shareholders of private companies want a return on their investment. I sure as heck don't want my 401k tied to oncology.

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