Drug Firms Eye More Lures for 'BioShield' Work

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By Susan Heavey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A month after a new U.S. law encouraging the development of medicines to counter bioterrorism, some drugmakers are lobbying for more incentives to make products that may never be used.

Additional financial lures could include liability protection, tax breaks and a potentially controversial provision that would extend patents on blockbuster drugs not related to U.S. efforts to fight terrorism.
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One lure that could attract larger companies is a patent provision that would give firms longer exclusivity on a popular drug in exchange for developing one to combat bioterror.
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"Why should people who buy those (non-terror) drugs ... be taxed to fund bioterrism research," Goozner said. "Isn't that something that should be funded by the United States government?"
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[Mel]

1. Goober uh, I mean Goozner

Just who the hell does he think pays the taxes? We the people do dumb ass!

"Why should people who buy those (non-terror) drugs ... be taxed to fund bioterrism research," Goozner said. "Isn't that something that should be funded by the United States government?"

Question is why should we the people who payed to fund those non-terror drugs be charged more for them than any other country is paying and why do the drug companies get socialism and we the people get capitalism? What say you, Goober!

I could really care less about an anthrax vaccine when over 43million Americans don't even have health care. We have people that can't even afford to go to the damn doctor and we want to fund bio-terrorism research (line the pockets of the drug companies):wtf: