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Re:FTC Accuses Drug Middlemen of Inflating Insulin Prices by JohnMakin on Friday September 20, 2024 @05:10PM (#41605531)
> I believe the government’s role is at a minimum to correct for market failures and inefficiencies.

Much, maybe even half of the country does not believe this though. Until that changes nothing will.

late edit: I personally believe this, but I’ve lost faith in this government’s ability to do this role without extreme corruption, so meh. No idea what to do really.

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Re:FTC Accuses Drug Middlemen of Inflating Insulin Prices by RedAuburn on Friday September 20, 2024 @07:20PM (#41606319)
the alternative to "the free market" is a planned economy.
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Re:FTC Accuses Drug Middlemen of Inflating Insulin Prices by OutOfHere on Friday September 20, 2024 @07:52PM (#41606447)
Well, we have neither a free market nor a planned economy. We have a protected industry.
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Re:FTC Accuses Drug Middlemen of Inflating Insulin Prices by maest on Friday September 20, 2024 @09:16PM (#41606758)
This is what's called a "false dichotomy"
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Re:FTC Accuses Drug Middlemen of Inflating Insulin Prices by janalsncm on Saturday September 21, 2024 @12:36AM (#41607485)
“Free” market is a bad term. The options are regulated and unregulated. If you don’t regulate at all, you get monopolies and your market isn’t any more “free”.
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