Is it ethical for individuals and/or the state to charge you money for things you need to live?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Yes.

And this puts me in the minority here (and everywhere) but I think what Mr. Shrek did was perfectly ethical. He has a moral obligation to his stakeholders, not to patients. His moral obligation to them is to make as much money as he can for them.

Now, if he charges more than his market can support, his actual profits will drop. There's always a price point at which profits are maximized and he's ethically obligated (IMO) to find that point and charge it.

Well I imagine if one of your relatives found themselves in need of one of these drugs, you might feel differently. Hopefully you won't have to find out.

[TENBILLIONDOLLARS 216]

Well I imagine if one of your relatives found themselves in need of one of these drugs, you might feel differently. Hopefully you won't have to find out.

I would hope my sense of ethics isn't so weak as to be corrupted by personal circumstance.

[decocker 7,198]

for example, if you have a hot daughter, make sure to include a premptive "if only she wasn't my daughter" if you're ever publically announcing you'd like to bang her..

[TENBILLIONDOLLARS 216]

for example, if you have a hot daughter, make sure to include a premptive "if only she wasn't my daughter" if you're ever publically announcing you'd like to bang her..

Look, here's the thing.

Some women are bangable.

Some are not.

They're all one or the other.

[decocker 7,198]

just trying to share my working knowledge of ethics and personal circumstance. vj is a place for learning.

[Ban Hammer 12,876]

feel free to substitute it with the phrase 'solid food', you insufferable pedant

if i replaced it with pizza then i'd have to vote for the first choice.

[Sousuke 1,214]

There is, in my opinion, a simple solution to the issue without government involvement. Insurance companies could band together and collectively negotiate for a lower price.

In fact, I bet he will find he cannot actually sell it for his price without severe losses.

Edited September 23, 2015 by Sousuke

[lostinblue 1,989]

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I'm sure somewhere out there, there is a meme for people who post memes with stale, stereotypical right wing messages.

[elmcitymaven 9,711]

I'm sure somewhere out there, there is a meme for people who post memes with stale, stereotypical right wing messages.

[Expat1 971]

Seems he doesn't squander anything. Next

[Teddy B 17,251]

Something's wrong here lib, the kid in the meme is white.

[decocker 7,198]

Something's wrong here lib, the kid in the meme is white.

also, why does lib want to tell vanilla how to spend his paycheck??

[Expat1 971]

also, why does lib want to tell vanilla how to spend his paycheck??

A real 'Merican spends his whole paycheck on guns, ammo, and beer

[Teddy B 17,251]

A real 'Merican spends his whole paycheck on guns, ammo, and beer

And lives in Mommy & Daddy's bunker.