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by darth_avocado 782 days ago
Yes. They also have to pay for the $4.2B the companies spend on lobbying efforts in 2023.

https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/lobbyists-spent-recor...
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ProjectArcturis 782 days ago
Seems like a lot, but in the context of $200B spent on R&D, 2% spent on warding off confiscation is probably money well spent.
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refurb 782 days ago
Uhhh.. $4.2B is all lobbying, not just pharma?
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