> From: Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > At 10:08 AM 11/5/03 -0600, The Fool wrote: > > >There was a drug one of the drug companies had a patent for. It was > >found to be useful for treating a very specific form of a fatal cancer > >that only a few thousand people have. They sat on it for more than 7 > >years, doing nothing, because their was 'no market' for it, despite the > >fact that it could have been a useful remedy. It turn out that when they > >did test it on the subjects, in a very short period of time the people > >who were otherwise dying of this cancer, taking this medicine had tumor > >reductions of something like ~90 percent. > > > > So are they using the drug now? What is it called? >
I forget, it was in article about evolution I was reading several months ago. > > >Sure I can. It worked for 99.999 percent of human history. When you > >raise the tide, all boat float higher. > > > > Do you feel the same way about that statement when it is used to justify > tax cuts and "trickle-down" economic policies? Tax cuts for the rich and shrubs leave-no-millionaire-behind ($93500) give away while people making between $10500-$26500 get $0, hardly raises any boats at all (only the yachts of the rich). Trickle down economics only benefit the rich. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
