'It's not funny, Mr. Shkreli': Drug exec grins before Congress (healthcare, death)
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According to USA Today, his attorney Ben Bratman stated in the press conference that judging from his facial expressions he felt that his client was "just nervous." Looking at those pictures he doesn't look nervous to me.
Please explain what is wrong with price gouging. Particularly in this case, what law did he break for raising the price? Also what moral code did he violated for raising the price of his own product?
But, but, but " Members of Congress launched into fiery lectures...."
That will show the people who elected them that they are tough on people who broke no law.
Guess government could buy the patents and in doing so, control prices.
According to USA Today, his attorney Ben Bratman stated in the press conference that judging from his facial expressions he felt that his client was "just nervous." Looking at those pictures he doesn't look nervous to me.
He's within his rights to raise the price for his products. People judging him are just bunch of ignorant hypocrites.
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How so? By whose moral code? Could you please provide me a list?
You've just been told you need a very delicate operation that's only performed by one surgeon in the world. the surgeon informs you his fee will be every one of your material possessions, the alternative is death. You'll be fine with that, correct?
I would say that putting life saving drugs out of the reach of those that desperately need them is morally wrong.
LOL. Literally thousands and thousands of lifesaving medicines are priced out of the reach of those who desperately need them. That happens all the time if not everybody. Have you talked to any cancer patients lately or even your mom? Does her insurance company covers everything? Any lifesaving medicines the insurance company doesn't cover?
On the other hand, you have no problem with the government and the insurance companies deciding what lifesaving medicines we are allowed to buy or even deciding you should live or not. That's just beautiful, isn't it?
You've just been told you need a very delicate operation that's only performed by one surgeon in the world. the surgeon informs you his fee will be every one of your material possessions, the alternative is death. You'll be fine with that, correct?
That's affirmative!
That happens everyday if not every second. Life is that way and has been that way for as long as there were human.
I would say withholding life saving drugs for whatever reason is a form of conspiratorial or premeditated murder and the perpetrator should be tried for that crime. The next person that dies because they could not afford that drug is his first victim and I expect it to be the first of many.
In a just world he would be found guilty of premeditated murder and stripped of all of his wealth, infected with AIDS and denied any care what so ever. That is the only way he would really pay for this crime.
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