The money that paid for my flat came from a startup, that startup was set up in one of those small European countries where the state taxes people heavily and pays for many things.
In the years when I earned less than the average taxi driver, we we wrote our code and didn't worry about health insurance. We received no subsidies, but the the state^Wpublic paid a lot, and then later the public paid for the products we developed. Unfair?
Those same small European countries have a lot of successful businesses. One might suspect that paying for innovation brings profit — on average. I personally think it does.
It's great that Moderna exists IMO, even if its existence involves paying both before and after the product reached saleability.
Having state sponsored health insurance is definitely not the same thing as taxes paying for a vaccine then the private company deciding to charge people again
Arnt|3 years ago
In the years when I earned less than the average taxi driver, we we wrote our code and didn't worry about health insurance. We received no subsidies, but the the state^Wpublic paid a lot, and then later the public paid for the products we developed. Unfair?
Those same small European countries have a lot of successful businesses. One might suspect that paying for innovation brings profit — on average. I personally think it does.
It's great that Moderna exists IMO, even if its existence involves paying both before and after the product reached saleability.
feet|3 years ago
hulitu|3 years ago