Making the case why profits are necessary for medical innovation:What the protesters don’t seem to get is that if they get their way and profits are limited, the pharmaceutical companies will not be able to spend the time or money necessary to find cures for cancer, Parkinson, Huntington’s, ALS, muscular dystrophy, etc. And those of use living with these diseases will pay the cost, we will not have the experimental options that we have now. We all pray that one day someone will find a cure for our disease and if the pharmaceutical companies are doing it just for profit, that’s OK with me as long as we get a cure. I don’t expect them to do it for nothing, do you? Can’t pay your employees or investors that way.What these protesters need are a few classes in economics. Maybe then they would understand why corporations are in business and why they are needed for our economy to flourish.BTW, for those who think the pharmaceutical companies are these evil corporations just looking to make a profit on the backs of the infirm, I know for a fact they have programs to aid those who can’t afford their drugs. My brother-in-law did not have health insurance but was given an experimental drug that prolonged his life 5 years (and counting) longer than he was originally given. And because of that experimental drug, he was recently given the next generation of the drug to help him now that he is out of remission.(via)