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That would be great if he wasn't one of many, and if nothing of significance will come from this ruling (it won't). He's just a convenient target that can be po
by hood_syntax 9y ago
That would be great if he wasn't one of many, and if nothing of significance will come from this ruling (it won't). He's just a convenient target that can be pointed to and said of "Look, aren't we doing our job?" when the truth is nothing will change in the long run.
- pshc 9y agoThe perfect is the enemy of the good.
- ZenoArrow 9y ago> "That would be great if he wasn't one of many" You could say the same for almost any crime. Why should those who commit white-collar crime be allowed to continue without repercussions, whilst those who commit much smaller offences get jail time?
- Clubber 9y agoThe problem is now Congress can sit back and do nothing for a few years regarding Pharma, since the masses and media will be satisfied with this. Nothing changes.
- ZenoArrow 9y agoCorrect me if I'm wrong... I thought this particular court case had very little to do with the pharmaceutical industry. Also, that's a bit of a stretch. It's not like the government has a 'white collar crime prosecutions quota', and the general public doesn't overlook wrongdoing if similar crimes have been prosecuted recently.
- Clubber 9y agoThis case has nothing to do with the pharmaceutical industry. Shkreli is known to be the "bad boy of Pharma" and is being taken down. His reputation is based on hiking the price of his drug. This will make the federal government look like they are doing something without actually doing anything. They aren't prosecuting him for price gouging his drugs and that common practice will not stop.
- mindfulplay 9y agoI don't see anyone riling against the strongarming lobby of the big fraud pharma. This dude just seems more like a character from Big Lebowski or The Wire to me than someone say from big pharma who reaps billions by lobbying for sustaining their own monopolistic behavior....