[bhawks]

Big pharma has totally pwnd the regulations the government enforces on the prescription drug market ensuring they have monopoly pricing power. Why wait for CA to spin up it's own insulin manufacturing industry - just do not prosecute the import/manufacturing and resale of insulin - like it did for medical marijuana in the 90s?

[smt88]

Manufacturing in the US is better for the US economy and looks much better if you're someone trying to get re-elected.

[vkou]

That's second fiddle to the real reason for why we're in the current state of affairs - fleecing the public is much better for the vendors, and it's much better for a politician trying to get re-elected to go along with it.

"Domestic manufacturing" is just a talking point to fig-leaf the real goal.