TTIP and TAFTA

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  • autoflavour0

    "Imagine this seemingly outrageous scenario: You find yourself ill and take yourself to the doctor. The doctor has a hunch that you have a certain illness, but is unable to properly diagnose you as the diagnostic methods used are patented by a large uncaring medical corporation.

    You break open the rainy day kitty and go to a doctor that has paid for the required patent licenses to diagnose you. At an exorbitant cost, he diagnoses you and declares that you need surgery, but guess what? The surgical method is also under patent protection and you will again find yourself searching for a surgeon with the required patent licenses.

    Sadly, no such doctor exists in Australia, and you're once again forced to open that quickly dwindling kitty to fly yourself to the United States.

    Welcome to a world where the TPP has been ratified."

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