Querk [they/them]@discuss.tchncs.detoPolitics@beehaw.org•How a Big Pharma Company Stalled a Potentially Lifesaving Vaccine in Pursuit of Bigger Profits
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1 year agoThe patent story reveals a lot.
Government:
- creates and enforces a patent system
Also government:
- does essential research and doesn’t patent their own discoveries
Donate to propublica.org - they produce a lot of great journalism.
Collectively agreeing to raising prices is anti-competitive collusion and illegal.
Collectively raising prices is anti-competitive coordination and legal.
Pandemic and supply shocks is a perfect excuse to do the latter.
Good luck to whoever is trying to solve this.