AoteroaHeritage@sh.itjust.works to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCapitalism prioritises investment based on profit, not based on goodsh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1453arrow-down155
arrow-up1398arrow-down1external-linkCapitalism prioritises investment based on profit, not based on goodsh.itjust.worksAoteroaHeritage@sh.itjust.works to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year 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.
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.