Re:Martin Shkreli has been sentenced to seven years in prison
by FussyZeus on Friday March 09, 2018 @03:01PM
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For as much of a smug bastard he was, I did have a hearty laugh at his congressional questioning. He treated it with all the dignity and respect it deserved; exactly none. It was political theater performed so the political class could act like they were doing something while the company Shkreli worked for and the rest of their compatriots were, whilist he was humiliating Congress, making record profits doing exactly what he did.
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Re:Martin Shkreli has been sentenced to seven years in prison
by Clubber on Friday March 09, 2018 @04:00PM
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It's a brilliant charade. Politicians were in trouble. They of course are paid to keep things nice for Pharma (including monopolistic practices on drugs) but people were angry and they after all have to get reelected every 2,4,6 years, so they had to make it look like they were doing something without actually doing something. The brought Shkrelli in so they could perform as politicians concerned about their constituents. He wasn't willing to play his part.
Shkrelli still made a perfect scapegoat. The news has seemed to move on from the monopolistic practices thing like it never happened.