Socratic Medicine: Why are we so dependent on the Pharmaceutical Industry? What goes into the Research, Development, and Manufacturing of these medicines that makes it so EXPENSIVE?

Our nation is attempting to address the issues of giving 

access to HEALTH CARE to all Americans with "OBAMACARE", but at the same time no matter who pays for the health care it is going to be EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.

There are some serious questions that need to be presented to CONGRESS in regards to the REGULATION, pricing, distribution, and marketing of the Pharmaceutical Industry's products...(How,What,When, If.. creates these prices?)

We have become veritable lab rats in a system that cures nothing, and escalates the profitability of those invested in our infectious desires to be irresponsible with our health. The Food, and Drug Administration is suppose to protect consumers right? But can you expect the FDA to be able to impede what looks like the monopolies of the RAIL ROAD, STEEL, and OIL INDUSTRY 100 years ago?

I question the mental, and physical health of the American population, and I do so because I will not swallow any pill that can make me believe that it is FAIR to charge 1000% mark up on a "medicine" to treat a symptom created by the same companies that sold you the food that is causing it. - That is all

Contradictory Logic: The same people that want to get rid of Teacher's Unions.. Now want to give those same Teachers WEAPONS to defend the classroom, while paying them less money, and exposing our future generations to implicit violence.

These same people believe that the GOVERNMENT should have control over a WOMAN'S BODY to protect human life, but have no say in what kind of WEAPONS are availabl

e to the public that are being used to take human life.

I must not forget to mention that they believe incidents involving terror aka "Terrorist Attacks" are only if the murderers don't have American Citizenship or look like what they consider "Americans".

They also want to permit open carry in Sports Stadiums where ALCOHOL, is being over consumed but if someone wants to smoke marijuana in their home we should waste tax payers money prosecuting an antiquated law to protect society. - That is all