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It's just basic economics. Supply and demand. There are only two options: raise the price so that producing the drug makes sense, or stop producing the drug alt
by Grue3 10y ago
It's just basic economics. Supply and demand. There are only two options: raise the price so that producing the drug makes sense, or stop producing the drug altogether. For people who need the drug, the first option is obviously preferable.
- stormcrowsx 10y agoThis is not a typical case of Supply and Demand. This is a case of someone having complete control of supply on a necessity for some people and charging whatever they want because insurance and social programs will foot the bill. In some cases the drug companies can very cheaply produce the drugs. This isn't a problem in a competitive market they would never get away with this sort of stuff but our laws and our healthcare system have created a perfect environment for exploiting. Can't blame people like Martin for doing it but we can blame politicians for not doing something about it.