Intellectual property and Eminent Domain

September 8th, 2009

The concept of government taking private property for the benefit of the community has a long history.

I do find it interesting that no one has ever suggested government TAKE drug patents from the developers, for the common good. Government can take your HOME from you, for a greater good. Why has no one suggested, to cure a sickened healthcare system, public ownership of patents on drugs? Much of the costs in healthcare today are for extraordinarily high prescription drugs. Is eminent domain applicable to this type of public good?

Isn’t it time to reassess the robbery of health insurance, and the profiting at the expense of people who are ill?

What do you think?