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Re:Are We at the Dawn of “Insulin Socialism”? by nerpderp82 on Monday August 15, 2022 @01:07PM (#32472353)
Of course things ebb and flow, while the crass behavior of Crassus is noteable. So is the ethical behavior of scientists a hundred years ago. I don't think anyway would infer from the OP's comment that the world was always more moral or ethical.

> Martin Shkreli bragging about cranking the price on live saving medication and then ending up in jail

Shkreli was jailed for scamming investors, not extorting the sick.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Shkreli#Criminal_prosec...

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Re:Are We at the Dawn of “Insulin Socialism”? by yetihehe on Monday August 15, 2022 @01:30PM (#32472641)
> Shkreli was jailed for scamming investors, not extorting the sick.

Because one action robs poor, for which we don't jail and the other action robs money from rich, for which we jail.

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