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Personally I see this as a result of the incentives for the drug makers to be completely disconnected from the people that depend on their product. Imagine oth
by pweissbrod 11y ago
Personally I see this as a result of the incentives for the drug makers to be completely disconnected from the people that depend on their product.
Imagine other markets were similar: one company purchases the rights to manufacturing all laptops and now you must pay $10K for the same thing you used to buy for normal prices last week.
Its interesting to consider how many people's lives would be greatly improved (or even saved) if vendor exclusivity rights were reduced in this market.
- pweissbrod 11y ago"For now, with Congress in the hands of Republicans and election season in full swing, quick government action on drug prices is considered unlikely." (Quote from the article) Not that I associate with any political party, but it confounds me why a political party would like to have a reputation for upholding such extreme corrupt corporate opportunism.
- protomyth 11y agoBoth major parties have their favorite cronies. Although you could shorten that statement to "election season" and expect the same outcome.