Re:Drug Prices Too High? Sometimes, They’re Not Costly Enough
by MaulingMonkey on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @01:48AM
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> If I have to decide between a company which is guaranteed to not be motivated by my well-being
False premise. The dead can't buy their products, and the so much as merely pissed off will be motivated to take their business to the competition. Both of these hurt profit.
> and a government which is at least partially motivated by that
What do you base this on? The warm fuzzy feelings by bureaucrats? Employees are people too, with their own fuzzy warm feelings. What makes government employees special?
False premise. The dead can't buy their products, and the so much as merely pissed off will be motivated to take their business to the competition. Both of these hurt profit.
> and a government which is at least partially motivated by that
What do you base this on? The warm fuzzy feelings by bureaucrats? Employees are people too, with their own fuzzy warm feelings. What makes government employees special?