AoteroaHeritage@sh.itjust.works to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoCapitalism prioritises investment based on profit, not based on goodsh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-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 · 10 months agomessage-square34linkfedilink
minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 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-up3·10 months agoBut does it ACTUALLY cost that much or do they charge that much because they can, like insulin?
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?