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We live in the age of globalization and capitalism. There's bunch of cheap stuff coming from all over the world. Collusion on that scale is not possible. There
by loverofthings 9y ago
We live in the age of globalization and capitalism. There's bunch of cheap stuff coming from all over the world. Collusion on that scale is not possible.
There's just more people suffering from diabetes T2 than ever before. Someone is just profiting off of large demand.
- mschuster91 9y ago> There's bunch of cheap stuff coming from all over the world. Said cheap stuff from everywhere cannot be legally mass-imported into Western countries (and that for good reason). > Collusion on that scale is not possible Oh it certainly is. The "old" insulin may be produced as a generic but the new varieties (as described by the article) are patented by a few companies. In addition insulin production is extremely expensive compared to simple pill pressing as you need bioreactors and GMOs to produce it. Many generics vendors opt out of that complexity.
- bobzibub 9y agoI would refine "globalism and capitalism" to just "corporatism". It really is socialism for companies and capitalism for you and I. Patent laws suit big Pharma. Trade law and health guidelines suit big Agriculture. (Ketoer here so you know where I'm coming from.) Tough luck for the millions of people caught in the middle between these influential sets of oligarchs. It is abhorrent that regular people subsidize (and pay a high price in life and limb) for government's covert largess to these corporations.