>> Judah wrote: >> >> No one here is saying that public-private partnerships aren't the way >> to go. I can see a variety of arguments for a variety of setups. But >> your argument about all these great technologies developed in private >> industry because of a profit motive is just bullshit. > >List the non-profit medical equipment manufacturers that are larger >than the for-profit ones.
Medtronic Foundation. > >List the most valuable medical equipment patents and who owns them. > >List the total $$ in development for key medical technologies and who >spent them. > >If you're right, then the majority of money spent on research, >development, and manufacture of key technologies should be the >government and/or non-profit companies. > >If the majority of money spent is by for-profit companies then you're wrong. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:288841 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
