On taking advantage of people's ignorance and fears

Californiastemcellreport discusses a recent controversy concerning a proposal by StemLifeLine about freezing stem cells for possible later use – "insurance for the future" – in the event that medical breakthroughs could make use of them.

There's a lot to be said here, but one line captured the attention of IPBiz:

David Magnus-"These companies are essentially taking advantage of people's ignorance and fears to make a buck."

One could just as well say that those pushing Proposition 71 to patients were partisan advocates essentially taking advantage of people's ignorance and fears to take bucks from the pockets of California taxpayers. So many things promised to the taxpayers are so unlikely to occur in the next ten years that one is hard put NOT to apply the Magnus text TO Proposition 71 supporters.

On freezing, recall:

http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2006/09/limse-pill-632-patent-on-human.html