As my previous post shows, I disagree.
If Ford developed a 300 mpg carburetor, they would have every incentive in the world to put it in their own cars (sell more of them), and license it to other car manufacturers (make lots of money).
The oil companies might have an incentive to hide such an invention, but the oil and car companies are two different groups. Why would Ford take a huge reduction in its own profits just to protect the profits of Exxon?
This is similar to the way checks and balances work in our constitution, as Adam Smith recognized centuries ago, the free market works because the participants are selfish people looking out for their own self-interest. It doesn’t require altruistic people to function.
Have you seen the movie? It’s worth a watch.
My carb example is not as relative to Burzynski because of the insider regulators who control medical treatment. If a small time inventor (versus Ford) developed the carb it’s possible the entrenched interests would be successful at keeping it mothballed.
Burzynski is a relatively small time operator that has had some astounding and proven medical successes, but it is in a field dominated by big operators entrenched in providing many aspects of treatment, and also with government regulators dominated by industry insiders.
The real message they want to send is that industry changing and revolutionary innovation through small business is dead in the USA, unless one is willing to throw in with those in the club. Unless the vultures either on the financier venture capital side or the existing big pharma side get a big piece of the action, they and regulator puppets will crush you.
When you see the games that the FDA and others played with peoples lives on these trials intended only to marginalize treatment and Burzynski, there should be criminal charges.
Global corporations and bankers and their insider regulator puppets have too much control over all aspects of government. Conservatives need to wake up that bigger business, their control of government and stymieing competition is not in our national interest. Lobbyist insiders are appointing regulatory positions.