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Old 12-18-2015, 12:35 PM
 
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Can we play guess the religion?
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Old 12-20-2015, 01:43 AM
 
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A few weeks ago the Sunday NYT did a profile of Martin Shkreli. Leaving aside what some may consider questionable business ethics in regards to Daraprim, the man is really the typical immigrant "rags to riches" story.


Mr. Shkreli's family immigrated to New York from Albania when he was a young child (IIRC). A rather lack luster student but never the less the kid won admission to the prestigious Hunter College high school. However he was later expelled for poor academic performance. Afterwards the young Mr. Shkreli bounced around finally got his HS diploma and went to Baruch college where he took a business degree.


The rest as they say is history. The guy is obviously very intelligent, even his most ardent detractors (and there are many now) do not dispute that fact. He has made tens of millions via his investments/hedge funds but now suppose his methods are under question.


As for Mr. Shkreli "abusing" capitalism, I don't know about that. Look at the history of Carnegie, Frick, Gould, and countless others since who have made vast fortunes in business. Buying something to gain near monopoly control then jacking up the price is *NOT* new. In the most egregious cases such as railroads, telephone communications and so forth the federal government stepped in and busted things up.


The USA however unlike Europe does not have any sort of drug pricing regulation laws. Persons may dislike Mr. Shkreli for jacking up the price of that medication but in reality the big pharma companies do the same all the time. Just look at Gilead Sciences and their Hepatitis C wonder drug for a start.






So, you manage to find some redeeming qualities in this sub human piece of trash? Of course you do, you'd be the most active member of this forum whom I would have guessed would have and share sympathies with this evil little jerk.
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Old 12-20-2015, 02:37 AM
 
Location: Bronx
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Can we play guess the religion?
He is albanian and probably a Muslim.
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Old 12-20-2015, 09:39 AM
 
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Since the issue of religion has been raised: while Albania is predominantly Muslim -- 56 percent, according to the CIA World Factbook -- it also has smaller Catholic and Orthodox populations (16 percent combined). Mother Theresa, soon to be Saint Mother Theresa, was born in Macedonia but was of Albanian descent, for example.

Whatever his religion, Shkreli is a weasel-faced piece of trash whose legal troubles exemplify the old saying "what goes around comes around".

And yes, a bit disconcerting to use Mother Theresa and Martin Shkreli in the same post!
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Old 12-20-2015, 03:25 PM
 
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He kind of reminds me of Harold (from Harold and Maude), so could see him with an old lady like MT.
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Old 12-21-2015, 08:49 AM
 
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I don't know why his religion is relevant to the story whatsoever but I'm 95% sure that Shkreli is Catholic. Look at that, even Catholics could be pricks. Who would've thought?
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Old 12-21-2015, 11:11 AM
 
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He is albanian and probably a Muslim.
He is Albanian and Croatian. Croatians are not Muslims and 50% of Albanians are. So the chances of him being Muslim are not likely.
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Old 12-21-2015, 11:47 AM
 
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So, you manage to find some redeeming qualities in this sub human piece of trash? Of course you do, you'd be the most active member of this forum whom I would have guessed would have and share sympathies with this evil little jerk.
Well the little jerk has resigned from his job already.
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Old 12-22-2015, 07:17 AM
 
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Still could be pardoned by Obama and work as an advisor to the Clintons, nothing like a little jail time to turn your life around?
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Old 12-22-2015, 07:30 AM
 
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Still could be pardoned by Obama and work as an advisor to the Clintons, nothing like a little jail time to turn your life around?
Not happening at all. Hope he enjoys jail time.
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