[Congressman Billybob]

My understanding is that Dr. Salk did not attempt to patent the vaccine that he developed for polio. I know that the researchers who worked on leukemia research did not attempt to patent the cures that they developed for that dread disease.

Like I said, these were examples of tremendously successful American charity. Why, exactly, do you insist on pushing these examples, wrongfully, into the the category of socialized medicine? Do you have an agenda? I don't.

John / Billybob

[Glenn]

Why, exactly, do you insist on pushing these examples, wrongfully, into the the category of socialized medicine? Do you have an agenda?

Yes. I have an agenda. I have trouble letting a million people die because of patents.

At some future point, there may be an Iranian cure for some virus that is killing millions of Americans. Suppose their price was 1/2 trillion dollars and all of Montana for licensing rights. Would we pay it? Would we respect their patent?

Some replies to me have indicated that we can be selective about who to save based on their politics and policies. I disagree, is all. I think humanity has some common enemies that transcend both the law and money.