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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLee Fang @lhfang:Wall Street is pressuring key healthcare firms to hike prices over the coronavirus
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Lee Fang @lhfang:Wall Street is pressuring key healthcare firms to hike prices over the coronavirus (Original Post)
BeckyDem
Mar 2020
OP
We have a long way to go until the GE but this has to become unifying; these people
BeckyDem
Mar 2020
#5
Um, aren't there anti-gouging laws in place specifically for scenarios like the one we have now?
crickets
Mar 2020
#9
dalton99a
(81,568 posts)1. Disaster capitalism at its finest.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)5. We have a long way to go until the GE but this has to become unifying; these people
will kill us off.
global1
(25,265 posts)2. Capitalism At Its Best.... nt
Withywindle
(9,988 posts)3. Let's not bother to disinfect the guillotine blade between uses. n/t
crickets
(25,982 posts)8. Got a wry chuckle out of that, thanks. nt
Midnightwalk
(3,131 posts)12. I'd prefer making a point of it
Sorry for the delay but were concerned about everyones health. Maybe if you had been youd be having a better day.
crazylikafox
(2,760 posts)15. +1000
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)4. It just doesn't end in this F'en place. n/t
VMA131Marine
(4,145 posts)6. LOCK 'EM UP!
Serious, this is despicable!
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)7. Wouldn't that be a morale booster? A police squad car could go pick them up.
They are criminals after all is said and done.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,400 posts)13. Lock 'em up -- in wards with victims.
crickets
(25,982 posts)9. Um, aren't there anti-gouging laws in place specifically for scenarios like the one we have now?
Just throwing that out there.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)11. Good question. They need to be stopped.
shanti
(21,675 posts)10. A private health system is absolutely NOT
prepared to handle a public pandemic!!! This is insane.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)14. The recording does not say anything like that. In fact the Gilead exec said they were giving the
drug for free at this time and ramping up production.
The Intercept depends on gullible people to believe their crud.
If any drug company tried to gouge in this situation, they'd be cutting their own throat and should be pursued under anti-gouging laws.