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| Patients | 27% | 102 votes | Total: 372 votes | |
| Government | 73% | 270 votes |
Patients
Created on: June 08, 2007
Historically, citizens of liberal democratic states who have more of a socialistic point of view when
Created on: June 19, 2007
Our government was formed to defend the individual rights of the citizens it was formed by. It was not
Created on: June 14, 2007
Begrudgingly, I write in favor of patients paying the cost for new drugs, because no matter what, we
Created on: June 05, 2007
It is not the government's role to pay for people's medical care. Many people think that the government
by Tara Bren
Created on: August 14, 2007
The government should not pay for prescription drugs for its people, but rather people should pay for
Created on: June 01, 2007
In America we have always had certain inalienable rights. Some of which are life liberty and the pursuit
Created on: August 14, 2007
The question is not who OUGHT to pay for the cost of new drugs, but ultimately who WILL pay the cost.
by James Coles
Created on: November 30, 2007
This is a genuinely stupid proposition. Customers pay corporate costs when they purchase an item. Costs
Created on: June 14, 2007
First of all, the entire question is completely hosed. Why is that I always see these extremely biased
by Eric Lies
Created on: June 15, 2007
If a man walked into your place of work, demanding that your business pay for his cloths, or his food
by Tommy Koh
Created on: September 14, 2007
Who should pay the high cost of new drugs: Patients or governments?
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Government
Created on: February 13, 2008
The answer to this question depends largely on how you perceive medical treatment, including the cost
Created on: June 01, 2011 Last Updated: June 03, 2011
Governments should pay for the high cost of new drugs. Some drugs are so expensive, and considering
Created on: June 14, 2007
The United States of America, the greatest, the richest, and the most powerful country on Earth, is
by Jonte Rhodes
Created on: September 29, 2007
In my opinion every person should be entitled to free health care and free drugs of all kinds to keep
Created on: June 25, 2007
Government has two obligations to fulfill when it comes to the price of life-saving medications: the
by Doctor Bob
Created on: June 19, 2007
We are the Government! We should pay the additional costs of new drugs in the aggregate by forcing our
Created on: June 15, 2007
The U.S. government is doing nothing to control the obscene costs of all medications, not just new ones.
by Bill Whitney
Created on: November 28, 2007
This is a question that the answer should really be the drug companies should cut their profits from
by Jon Coe
Created on: June 15, 2007
The government should definitely kick in a proportion of the costs, if not all of it! I am so sick of
Created on: August 17, 2007
The government has a moral obligation to the American people to ensure that know one does without necessary
Created on: June 16, 2007
Both the pro-Government and pro-Patient supporters seem to agree that at the end of the day it is the
by Zach Bigalke
Created on: June 08, 2007
I would argue that it is not the duty of either patients or governments to pay for drugs which are essential