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alcina

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4. The TPP would absolutely make it worse

Reply to CanSocDem (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 08:33 AM

Aug 2015

Doctors Without Borders has been writing about this for awhile. From one of their pages:

Damaging intellectual property rules in the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) would give pharmaceutical companies longer monopolies over brand name drugs. Companies would be able to charge high prices for longer periods of time. And it would be much harder for generic companies to produce cheaper drugs that are vital to people’s health.

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/help-us-fix-tpp

(And that's about all I can add to this discussion, since I didn't see The National last night.)

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On The National tonight [View all] laundry_queen Aug 2015 OP

Just tuned in Joe Shlabotnik Aug 2015 #1

It does make perfect sense laundry_queen Aug 2015 #2

Don't let facts... CanSocDem Aug 2015 #3

The TPP would absolutely make it worse alcina Aug 2015 #4

That's what I figured laundry_queen Aug 2015 #5