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Originally Posted by Robbie
I'll let Jonas Salk know that he didn't have anything to do with the polio vaccine. It was the govt.
Medical innovation comes from the same place that ALL innovation comes from: The desire to get rich. The guy that finally cures cancer? He's gonna be a zillionaire and remembered throughout history.
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Actually, the guy who discovered the polio vaccine was part of a project set up by FDR that involved thousands of researchers, scientists, physicians, volunteers, etc. and he didn't make a dime off of it, it was never patented because the idea was to, you know, cure the disease, not become a millionaire. The guy didn't even like the fact that it made him a celebrity, he wanted his privacy.
Matter of fact, I don't think you can name one fucking inventor who was motivated by money. Einstein? Nope. Tesla? Died penniless after the money motivated Edison stole all his ideas and patented them.
This idea that the free market is the prime cause in driving innovation is bullshit.