By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/05/2026So the American public pays more than anyone else in the world to develop these drugs, and then they pay more than anyone else in the world to buy these drugs. This is madness, and putting an end to it is an obvious political win. 16/ 1132
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/05/2026But Biden found a way to do it that "balanced" the leftist principle of protecting people from capitalist exploitation with the liberal principle of protecting businesses lest the essential function of developing life-saving drugs become a state activity (rather than a market one). 17/ 180
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/05/2026Biden's solution? "Build Back Better," allowing the feds to negotiate *up to* 10 drug prices (possibly *zero* drug prices), *but* the new prices only kick in *after* the 2024 election, so no one sees the benefit of this in time for the next general election: pluralistic.net/2021/11/18/b... 18/pluralistic.netPluralistic: 18 Nov 2021 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 190
