Rethuglican Senator: Canada and France are parasites

[alienlovechild 75]

"Feldmann's reflections on the current state of European R&D are timely and much needed. Feldmann noted that "the UK is fortunate in that it has a large charity sector that supplements government funding for research." Without that support, he said, "his research would not have been possible." Feldmann added that "in Europe we are spending only roughly half as much on research as in the US," "

"Feldmann is certainly correct that in many areas of research Europe is falling behind the United States. Take the development of new drugs. EU Commissioner Günter Verheugen noted that, "in 1992, 6 out of the 10 top medicines in worldwide sales were European, while in 2002 this figure had fallen to just 2." Moreover, "in 1990, the... pharmaceutical industry still invested 50% more in Europe than in the US... today, the same industry is investing 40% more in the US compared to Europe."

Or take the gap between Europe and the U.S. biotech industries: the U.S. biotechnology industry employs twice as many people as the European biotechnology industry (190,000 compared to 96,500) and earns twice as much revenue as Europe (€41.5 billion in the U.S. vs. €21.5 in Europe.). The extra employees and revenues translate into more research: indeed, U.S. bio–techs spend on average three times as much on R&D, according to EuropaBio."

http://www.medicalprogresstoday.com/spotli...ive.php?id=1696

[Peikko 1,575]

Drug research and medical research are not the same things at all.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Drug research and medical research are not the same things at all.

WHAT???? They're not??!?

I have been lied to!!!!! :crying:

[HAL 9000 96]

Oh boy... blaming R&D on final costs is like blaming one's lungs for passing gas.

[alienlovechild 75]

Drug research and medical research are not the same things at all.

So you're telling me they don't prescribe drugs as a medical treatment?

Have you consulted your witch doctor about this one lately?

[Peikko 1,575]

Drug research and medical research are not the same things at all.

So you're telling me they don't prescribe drugs as a medical treatment?

Have you consulted your witch doctor about this one lately?

Try again, I did not say that, or anything like that.

[Heracles 417]

Am I surprised? No

Tennessee is actually one of the crappiest places I have visited on the planet.

Is being delusional taught in substandard states or is it simply contagious? Landfills in my home state of Victoria look better than Tennessee, especially Memphis.

Edited October 1, 2009 by Booyah!

[alienlovechild 75]

Is being delusional taught in substandard states or is it simply contagious? Landfills in my home state of Victoria look better than Tennessee, especially Memphis.

Naturally, the blues have an origin in a depressing place or they wouldn't be the blues.

[Joseph & Ana 0]

You guys are perfect. You respond in exactly the way I would expect! Chaching!

My amateurish comments are "what are you like 12?" but everyone elses are brilliant! So predictable.

[Heracles 417]

Is being delusional taught in substandard states or is it simply contagious? Landfills in my home state of Victoria look better than Tennessee, especially Memphis.

Naturally, the blues have an origin in a depressing place or they wouldn't be the blues.

If their so-called leaders didn't waste time with stupid comments about things they know nothing about, they wouldn't be the laughing stock of the union. This guy speaking out about France and Canada is the equivalent of someone with a beaten up 1977 ford pickup, telling another driving a 2009 5 series Bema that they don't know quality.

Unfortunately this delusional and ignorant attitude is ripe throughout the Midwest, to the South. Where the poorest and dumbest of people actually think they are living a better life than the rest of the world. The general attitude explains why the regions are dirt poor. In their eyes they're doing quite well for themselves; in their $110K home.

Edited October 1, 2009 by Booyah!

[Peikko 1,575]

Scorchio BY

As they say Joseph, you don't like the heat, get out the kitchen. One thing VJ OT has not time for it's whiners. No one feels sorry for your sorry #######.

[Heracles 417]

Comments like those from this senator make my blood boil, as it's exactly what keeps the country back. If your leader is a fool, fat chance your city or state is ever going to progress.

Wallah, end result: The current physical and literal condition of America in 2009. Which many deny for reasons mentioned earlier.

Edited October 1, 2009 by Booyah!

[Peikko 1,575]

I love your BY'isms. Voila, we have a voilawallah! Pukka!

[Anh map 2,098]

Is being delusional taught in substandard states or is it simply contagious? Landfills in my home state of Victoria look better than Tennessee, especially Memphis.

Naturally, the blues have an origin in a depressing place or they wouldn't be the blues.

If their so-called leaders didn't waste time with stupid comments about things they know nothing about, they wouldn't be the laughing stock of the union. This guy speaking out about France and Canada is the equivalent of someone with a beaten up 1977 ford pickup, telling another driving a 2009 5 series Bema that they don't know quality.

Unfortunately this delusional and ignorant attitude is ripe throughout the Midwest, to the South. Where the poorest and dumbest of people actually think they are living a better life than the rest of the world. The general attitude explains why the regions are dirt poor. In their eyes they're doing quite well for themselves; in their $110K home.

Thank god your brilliance is kept safe in the posh outskirts of DC. No "poorer than you people" there.

oops... should I have submitted a recent valuation of my domicile prior to posting?

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Am I surprised? No

Tennessee is actually one of the crappiest places I have visited on the planet.

Is being delusional taught in substandard states or is it simply contagious? Landfills in my home state of Victoria look better than Tennessee, especially Memphis.

Everyplace you have visited in the US is the crappiest on the planet according to your anti America point of view. Shame on you.

I love your BY'isms. Voila, we have a voilawallah! Pukka!

Don't encourage him.