And if someone dies because they can’t afford it we as a society have a moral requirement to arrest him, charge him with murder, and sentence him to the highest possible amount. Suing him for some of that money is not good enough.
We live in quite a sick society if it is acceptable for the people in charge of medical resources to be involved for ruthless self interest
He is correct that publicly traded companies do have a moral obligation to generate returns for shareholders. They also have an obligation to serve the common interest and to move society forward. A smart and compassionate CEO would make an effort to balance both obligations in a fair manner.
This particular individual is a jackal who gives capitalism a bad name.
Hey, it’s capitalism at work. Bernie Sanders might have something to say about this situation.
I don’t think anyone is against reasonable profit to keep a company going. It’s when morally degenerate people like him extol the virtues of obscene profit that a problem with capitalism occurs . Capitalism should never trump the welfare of the people. Greed is not good.
Polite disagreement. The government should never be able to confiscate private property. That’s where I draw the line.
And that’s all I’m saying on the topic as we’re veering into politics and I don’t need a @Ninjastar ban hammer upside my noggin’!
McDonald’s raised the price of their sausage burritos just recently. That silly clown said the hamburgler is bringing suit against the corporation as pickings for him have gotten slim. Cruel cruel world.
Knowledge is not property. That’s why we have patents that expire after x years. How patents should work is open to debate. A patent for a drug that ends up making it harder for people to get quality treatment is obviously not working as intended. Another point is that a very substantial portion of the knowledge and the funds that pharmaceutical companies rely on are public, and were paid for by taxpayers.
It’s intellectual property and subject to protection for limited periods (which I agree with). As a photographer, I’m grateful that my creations are protected by copyright – image theft is a real issue for me.
That whole concept is a misnomer. You can not really own something that isn’t tangible or physical in at least one way. You can have the right to profit from ideas and information, but it’s not your property, because you can’t own people’s thoughts.
The pharmaceutical companies have the sole right to profit from their knowledge. This right can and should be tempered by laws, and these laws are subject to change even in capitalist economies.
Gotta call it something, and I’ve already laid claim to unobtanium.
So there.
The issue I have is that antibiotics can be the difference between life and death. Not many people have the money to pay for that amount without going deep into debt or choosing not to take it at all. I can understand why antipsychotics which are “supposed” to be targeting 1% of the population need to be higher in price due to the lack of demand but a greater percentage of the population needs antibiotics. And all that debt will kill any economy. It’s a terrible albatross around the neck of the little guy.
I just refilled my Haldol today - 30 days supply is 45 of the 20 mg tablets, I take 1 1/2 tablets per day.
I paid $135. I’d been paying $50. The pharmacy couldn’t explain why so I called my insurance company. They told me the manufacturers can change prices at any time and that’s the current price (I have a huge deductible so I pay 100% of my pharmacy costs myself).
So damn the schizophrenics and their voices, we will bankrupt them slowly…
Yeah this thread is going down like a chihuahua taking a leak. You’re welcome.
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