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[–] phoxy 3 points (+3|-0)

This excerpt (from a non corporate institution director!) highlights the core issue:

Greg Burel, director of the CDC’s stockpile, says he worries that if drugmakers were forced to extend their expiration dates it could backfire, making it unprofitable to produce certain drugs and thereby reducing access or increasing prices.

Pure tripe. If a drug is needed it can be manufactured in generic form by government negotiation or by government itself. Why are corporate profits consistently put ahead of public needs? We don't extract profits from public parks and green spaces even though they cost money to maintain and could be developed into tax revenue.

[–] PMYA [OP] 3 points (+3|-0)

Greg Burel, director of the CDC’s stockpile, says he worries that if drugmakers were forced to extend their expiration dates it could backfire, making it not profitable enough to produce certain drugs and thereby lowering pharmaceutical companies' efficiency of converting human suffering into financial gain.

Fixed.