It is a common misconception that the US subsidizes others.  Expenditures by US companies account for no more than 50% of pharmaceutical research among the top ten drug companies [0], so the rest of the world contributes as much as does the US. I don&#x27;t think any other US spending could be considered a subsidy to others.<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fool.com&#x2F;investing&#x2F;general&#x2F;2013&#x2F;09&#x2F;23&#x2F;the-pharmaceutical-industrys-10-biggest-rd-budgets.aspx" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fool.com&#x2F;investing&#x2F;general&#x2F;2013&#x2F;09&#x2F;23&#x2F;the-pharmac...</a>