AoteroaHeritage@sh.itjust.works to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoCapitalism prioritises investment based on profit, not based on goodsh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down127
arrow-up1162arrow-down1external-linkCapitalism prioritises investment based on profit, not based on goodsh.itjust.worksAoteroaHeritage@sh.itjust.works to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAre you trying to be Devil’s Advocate for an imaginary scenario? WTF
minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s not an imaginary scenario. For example, look at Sovaldi, the $84,000 hepatitis C cure. That’s less than the total cost of long-term treatment but it didn’t exactly make Gilead popular.
minus-squareDefault_Defect@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoBut does it ACTUALLY cost that much or do they charge that much because they can, like insulin?
Are you trying to be Devil’s Advocate for an imaginary scenario? WTF
It’s not an imaginary scenario. For example, look at Sovaldi, the $84,000 hepatitis C cure. That’s less than the total cost of long-term treatment but it didn’t exactly make Gilead popular.
But does it ACTUALLY cost that much or do they charge that much because they can, like insulin?