[duaneb]

> I don't see anything wrong with Gilead charging $84,000 for curing a disease.

Personally, I do. Helping other people is never going to be friendly with a free market. I accept that it may have a cost, but I reject the idea that people's health is something that should be traded on the free market. While it's great that this cure was developed, it was developed because there was a profit to it. That's the worst reason to develop a cure—how about working on diseases that aren't likely to return a profit? Curing the cold may not make you rich, but it would yield substantial productivity benefits for our society. Same with basic dietary habits. In fact, I'd be willing to bet that the US (not familiar with other countries) is worse off, mental-health wise, since the invention of Prozac, compared to basic research into public awareness of exercise, diet, and basic emotional well-being.