Pharma co. defends 5,000% price increase to Aids medication

[HiTempguy1]

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Again, this is a prime example of a failing of the free market economy,

What? No its not, its the perfect example of it working.

At best, its an example of how the trademark/IP rights is broken, but within the current framework and most definitions of capitalism and a free-market economy, you are wrong.

Just because you want something to be cheap because you see it as being for a good cause means exactly squat to how something is defined :nuts:

[Buster]

Can someone confirm that Gestalt is a mod alt account sent here to just fuck with us?

[Gestalt]

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You have to start reading beyond the first sentence. Price fixing is an agreement between producers...........

Directly from the article:



Price fixing is NOT one company setting it’s prices independently

Your the one that needs to read past the first parahraph. A monopoly can definately price fix.

". For this reason, it is easiest for companies in a monopoly to fix prices, since they have no competitors that can counter their sales prices with lower ones.

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[J-hop]

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What? No its not, its the perfect example of it working.

At best, its an example of how the trademark/IP rights is broken, but within the current framework and most definitions of capitalism and a free-market economy, you are wrong.

Just because you want something to be cheap because you see it as being for a good cause means exactly squat to how something is defined :nuts:

No no you’re completely misunderstanding what I meant and I 100% agree with you. I said exactly what you said in that it’s a perfect example of it working, but it’s a perfect example of one of the failings of the free market. People get royally screwed by the market sometimes in ways that may (like in this case) have a very negative effect on their well being.

[kertejud2]

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wut?

Suggesting that he not be allowed to set pricing for his own products is suggesting his rights be infringed.

But now you suggesting I can't suggest somebody not be allowed to set pricing for their own products is suggesting my rights be infringed.

Suggesting that doesn't violate his rights. What makes you think it does?

He's free to set the price at whatever he wanted, that doesn't mean he's protected from the shitstorm that raising the prices provided, which includes people saying he should be sent to jail for doing it, and that it should be illegal. Until action is actually taken to prevent him from doing that, his rights aren't violated.

[Tik-Tok]

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Can someone confirm that Gestalt is a mod alt account sent here to just fuck with us?

I think it's Toma here just to fuck with us.

[A790]

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People can be middle of the road, but dialogue these days is in such a negative state that everything is polarizing.

That's the worst part of it: you can't have a conversation about it now without being talked down to, ridiculed, etc.

Everyone does it, and it's only getting worse. It's a stain on our society and is holding us back from progressing as we could/should be.

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I think it's Toma here just to fuck with us.

You may/may be right.

[dirtsniffer]

Was Toma in an accident?

[HiTempguy1]

Naw, I've seen him posting on facebook. Gestalt definitely isn't Toma imo.

[CUG]

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Totally 100% agree with everything you said. It’s just interesting watching individuals displaying blatant cognitive dissonance on the topic (I’m sure I do a ton as well and should be called out for it). On one hand on certain topics people will rave about how great a free market is, how Canada is too restrictive etc, then pull out hyper socialist ideas on another topic like say dealerships selling above MSRP

Well and it gives a look like people want that free market, but don't want to be responsible for sourcing or navigating their own procurement. It's like the used 300000km diesel truck market in this province. They genuinely believe some of their junk is still worth 40k...but for 20-30k more I can have something someone hasn't been shitting their pants in for the last 8 years while on coke-fueled benders in Kelowna.