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To: BobL
If the company HAS A VALID REASON to raise the price that much, that quickly, they are MORE THAN WELCOME to make their case.

What exactly is a "valid reason," in your mind?

42 posted on 09/23/2015 6:00:49 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("It doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!")
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To: Alberta's Child

Let those how can’t afford 800 bucks per pill die.

He’s got every right, right Child?


45 posted on 09/23/2015 6:06:12 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Alberta's Child
What exactly is a "valid reason," in your mind?

A better CEO might have done the same thing more gradually and more successfully. This guy seemed to be trying to make a philosophical point - "I should raise prices a life-saving drug because I can."

There is a problem with that kind of strategy. A government can decide to change the rules in ways designed to remove or limit his power and a government might do it "because it can."

I thought that there was an edge of arrogance to the way this guy handled this issue that might not be in the best long-term interests of the business.

47 posted on 09/23/2015 6:07:46 PM PDT by Tau Food (Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.)
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To: Alberta's Child

“What exactly is a “valid reason,” in your mind?”

Same as in anyone else’s mind. Perhaps a very limited market, relative to the expense of producing the drug, elevated lawsuit exposure, or any other valid reason that the company may have.

They need to MAKE THEIR CASE, if there is one (hint, the potential size of the CEO’s yacht is NOT a valid reason to overcharge for and therefore withhold life-saving medications). The days of Trump and his supporters (me included) BLINDLY DEFENDING big business are OVER - they punted on Immigration, they’ve punted on ‘Gay Marriage’, they’ve punted on the Second Amendment, and they don’t give a rat’s ass about any other conservative causes.

They’ve treated us like shiite the past decade or so, so they can find NEW FRIENDS to carry their water - maybe the Crony-Capitalist Democrats.


54 posted on 09/23/2015 6:24:31 PM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my 'profile' page))
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