Oh, I agree. Drug prices are high enough as it is. Additional research costs would only cause them to go higher. I think a large portion of the problem is the fact that the public equates "FDA approval" with something being "safe," which, if you read the listings for side effects for any given drug, is obviously not the case. The terrifying truth is this: doctors are given incentives to prescribe certain medications. Health care is a business. Money rules.
Obviously, I've just become fed up with the "take a pill to fix it" society. I'll just leave it at that and not launch into a full blown rant here.