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> … because stealing would require something being taken away from one person and being possessed by another? wouldn't it raise prices for legitimate buyers?
by dangwhy 4y ago
> … because stealing would require something being taken away from one person and being possessed by another?
wouldn't it raise prices for legitimate buyers? ( ppl not willing to commit a federal crime) , hence taking money away from them.
- skyyler 4y agoWhy on earth would it do that? If anything I'm reducing demand for "legitimate" avenues, which should reduce the price.
- dangwhy 4y agoBecause capital expects profits. Why on earth would anyone invest capital in biotech if its losing money. > If anything I'm reducing demand for "legitimate" avenues, which should reduce the price. These aren't stale muffins at your local grocery store to induce demand by lowering prices. These are supposedly life saving 800/month drugs, what would be the motivation for lowering prices.
- skyyler 4y agoThey're drugs. The market in America wants $800/mo. The international online market wants what comes out to $34/mo. It's the same drug. It costs $34 online because that's how much it costs for the factory to produce it and make a profit. It costs $800 in America because that's how much my insurance company decided I'm going to pay for it. It would be idiotic for me, with my extremely limited funds, to pay for the American one.