Tournament of Champions 2k8 Comprehensive Caselist
Fears that RFID signals destroy the drugs themselves drive industry opposition – perception outweighs reality
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Fears that RFID signals destroy the drugs themselves drive industry opposition – perception outweighs realityLiang, 06 - Executive Director and Professor of Law, Institute of Health Law Studies, California Western School of Law (Bryan, 16 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech. 483, “STRUCTURALLY SOPHISTICATED OR LAMENTABLY LIMITED? MECHANISMS TO ENSURE SAFETY OF THE MEDICINE SUPPLY”, lexis) n129. Industry representatives…30% unusable Industry studies confirm massive fears of reliability and unforeseen costsLiang, 06 - Executive Director and Professor of Law, Institute of Health Law Studies, California Western School of Law (Bryan, 16 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech. 483, “STRUCTURALLY SOPHISTICATED OR LAMENTABLY LIMITED? MECHANISMS TO ENSURE SAFETY OF THE MEDICINE SUPPLY”, lexis) RFID suffers from…fake or tainted drugs the plan would enrage early adopters of RFID that invested tons of money in the technology for competitive advantage. The plan pays for RFID adoption for Pfizer’s competitors – which makes Pfizer’s prior investments uselessRFID Update, 06 (“What the FDA Announcement Means for RFID”, 6/12, http://www.rfidupdate.com/articles/index.php?id=1136) One important thing…ROI-driven adoption The vast majority of companies haven’t invested in RFID – only the big players like Pfizer have – and Pfizer has invested millions. The plan subsidizes Pfizers competitorsWhiting, 06 (Rick, “FDA Scolds Drug Industry For Anemic RFID Adoption”, Information Week, 6/19, http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189500084) RFID in the industry…to be done yet Technological lockin is a link - there’s still a big debate over appropriate technology – bar codes vs. RFID – and the plan would force manufacturers that have invested a lot in bar codes to lose those investments since they have to use RFID insteadDeMarrais, 10/24/07 (Kevin, The Record, “A Cure for Fake Drugs?”, lexis) Bar codes, which…to carry RFIDsHegemony BadHegemonic temptation – A. MAKES MILITARY AGGRESSION INEVITABLE LAYNE 6 (THE PEACE OF ILLUSIONS: American Grand Strategy from 1940 to the Present , pp. 152-3) There is another road to US oversxtension…more than they can chew
Layne 6 (Same as above, p 185-6) Proponents of offshore balancing…too many times in the past
Valunzuela 6 ("Perpetual War, Perpetual Terror", informationclearinghouse.info) Today the Us is responsible for 40%...we fear most, a terrorist state.
Lyne 6 (Same as above, page 149) Although balance-of-power theorists…multipolar between now and 2020
Layne 6 (page 189-90) the events of 9/11 are another example….a lightning rod for muslim anger
Kolko 6 (The Age of War: The United States confronts the world, page 173-8, Gabriel) the obsession with power and the conviction that armies…only produced endless misery and upheavals of every kind
Layne 6 ("Impotent Power? Re-examining the nature of America's hegemonic Power", the national interest, ebsco) The real issue is not if American primacy will end…no longer could afford to maintain its primacy
Layne 6 (Ebsco Article, form above) During the past 15 years or so since the Soviet Union…economic base upon which it rests
1nc:A. AFRICOM will be rejected now – the plan ensures AFRICOM sustainability by focusing it on threats to African insecurities instead of the US’sAfrica News. 8/1/07. “Africa: Questioning Africom” No Author Lexis. In October 2008…http://www.africafocus.org B. AFRICOM overstretches the Air Force – it’s on the brink now and current calculations for hiring and cutting personnel don’t assume AFRICOM’s huge needs
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