“It is a sign of how corrupt political debate has become that these patent monopolies, which are equivalent to tariffs of many thousand percent, are referred to as the “free market” in most discussions. Patent monopolies have a clear public purpose, to promote innovation, but they are nonetheless a major form of government intervention in the market.” @DeanBaker13 https://cepr.net/government-granted-patent-monopolies-lead-to-corruption-47284/