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He's a real crook in a system that's awful. It's not either-or in my book. So I agree he's not the root cause. He just pushes the existing framework to its "lo
by gizmo 11y ago
He's a real crook in a system that's awful. It's not either-or in my book.
So I agree he's not the root cause. He just pushes the existing framework to its "logical" conclusion. But only if "Logical" means being as ruthlessly exploitative as possible. Even the other sleazebag drug CEOs don't go this far, so Shkreli is uniquely contemptible.
But yes, ideally anger should be directed to the pharma industry and health insurance as a whole, not to Shkreli the individual.
- koolba 11y ago> He's a real crook in a system that's awful. It's not either-or in my book. The "either-or" is figuring out which one to go after and where to change things. If you only go after the Shkrelis, it's all for show and probably is a waste of tax payer money as he'll get off the hook for not legally doing anything wrong. People need to wake up and go after the real problem and replace the healthcare system and corrupt officials that perpetuate it.
- ZenoArrow 11y agoWhy do you only have to go after one side? Both sides (the corruptor and the corrupted) can and should be held accountable. Holding Shkreli accountable is more than just a token gesture, and no charges would've been brought against him if no laws were broken.
- koolba 11y agoI fail to see what laws he's broken. If you're going to allow a "free market" healthcare industry, this is the result. Being a dick isn't a crime. Neither is being a price gouger.
- ZenoArrow 11y ago> "I fail to see what laws he's broken." Take a look then... http://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-are-the-charges-against-martin-shkreli-2015-12-17 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-are-the-charges-again...
- koolba 11y ago> Take a look then... > http://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-are-the-charges-again.. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-are-the-charges-again.... Did you actually read that article? It has nothing to do with price gouging prescription drugs. That's for an unrelated securities fraud charge for juggling hedge fund money. I'm not saying he's not at fault in that situation (honestly not sure) but it's unrelated.
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- ZenoArrow 11y agoIf you want something closer to daraprim: http://www.legalreader.com/distribution-network-for-daraprim-may-violate-antitrust-laws/ http://www.legalreader.com/distribution-network-for-daraprim...
- koolba 11y agoThat's definitely closer but he hasn't been charged with anything on it. The only charges are for (unrelated) securities fraud.