Martin Shkreli: 'I Would've Raised Prices Higher' | Forbes

The provocative pharmaceutical CEO - who became “the most hated man in America” earlier this year - thinks he didn’t go far enough when he hiked the price of Daraprim by more than 5,000% overnight.
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[@hansterone]

He's the most honest CEO ever.

[@CreepyMemes]

people hated him because he was honest

[@noertdk9228]

That’s why he got busted. Because he was bringing light to how these people get so wealthy

[@Felix00007]

*Yes People Are Dying for Him*

[@mpkid1]

@@noertdk9228 that’s not totally true. The first thing out of his mouth was that healthcare prices were inelastic - his whole game was taking advantage of misaligned pricing incentives in healthcare. You can say he was telling you how big pharma/healthcare industry wealth is being created by dirty actors, but healthcare is already an extremely misaligned industry as we all know. Healthcare prices are inelastic.

[@buttdog420]

@@Felix00007 Nobody is dying because of him lol what

[@adambernon6930]

“If you’re maximizing profits why are you spending money on R&D?” -Herpes You work for Forbes and this is your question? What a joke this guy is.

[@fxlltxtsearch]

yeah was so confused at him positing that question.

[@erlinghaaland5716]

Worst thing is that he's from MIT and got an mba from Columbia FFS 😂

[@AKrishnaAkhil]

@@erlinghaaland5716 lmao, now I wasn't expecting that. Makes me wonder is Forbes is just a brand value entry for many of these lads who didn't understand shit from their UG and PG.

[@spicex4k901]

R&D is a cost subtracted from profits. He meant net profit not gross.

[@dende_ult714]

@@AKrishnaAkhil maybe he knew the answer and wanted people who don't have the knowledge to understand

[@damenrowland8510]

you have to admire that he doesn't beat around the bush and is his honest, guy is savage asf lol

[@99nattes03672]

he tries so hard to be a villian, like thats his main goal lmao

[@archados]

Damen rowland A leader can also lead in the wrong direction. This man's ability to be direct and not beat around the bush, does not take away from his lack of class, dignity, and overall caliber as a human being. He epitomizes one of the most notable flaws that we as decent people try to keep in check.

[@jonnyhan]

archados, all that jabber coming from you is emotional and subjective.

[@archados]

jonnyhan Thank you.... for your input?

[@sergionj93]

Damen Rowland admiring that is what got Trump elected. So no Scotty...no I won't admire it

[@ScarlettM]

There is something about this guy that I admire. He doesn't bend to public opinion, he is not apologetic (I hate this phrase: I apologize to anyone I might have offended) and he is honest about his greed. All the politicians and all other business CEO are greedy, but they are also hypocrites and talk like all they are about is giving back to community, which is bullish.

[@lafonzellcarmichael182]

He's not making money tho.😂 how is he greedy?

[@scooterdooter]

+Lafonzell Carmichael He has 45 million dollars but he's not making any money? lol Jesus Christ

[@scooterdooter]

***** I'm not, I'm faulting him for his faults.

[@scooterdooter]

***** Numerous and deadly.

[@dirtywart]

+ScarlettM I feel for this guy. Everyone who accuses him of greed is wildly ignorant of the situation at hand.

[@JustTayo]

It’s crazy how we all know the pretense about profit and capitalism but then politicians and the government feign hatred for someone who is unapologetic about the truth we all know so well.

[@luminousdragon]

THe people in the video dont know how to act when he leans into the role of villain which also happens to include him laying out the truth of capitalism and what being a ceo means. They live their lives pretending to write "news stories" and defending capitalism and playing a long with all the things evil corporations do, as long as they throw them a bone by making some sort of token gesture in the form of some excuse of plausible deniability. But Shkreli is a piece of shit and completely comfortable with it and they are all at a loss lol. An actual caring honest person would talk about our legal corporate structure is fucked.

[@Bell_plejdo568p]

@@luminousdragonexactly and all big pharm companies do a lot worse things but nothing happens to them

[@RezaAP]

He is the CEO, his job is to get 100% profit for the company. If anyone is full of guilt must be the government for NOT supporting HIV victims enough.

[@jasonvan4370]

Uh I don't think you understand. Just because you're a CEO, doesn't mean you have to raise prices that much. For instance, Elon Musk. His company makes 25% profit on each car and Tesla is doing WAY better in the market compared to this pharmaceutical company. They have a motive and want to help the environment as well as the people. The stock market share is at $230. Just because you're a CEO, doesn't mean all you do is raise prices.

[@jasonvan4370]

And pharmaceutical companies rely on insurance companies to pay the high price, although some of those insurance won't pay for them. You expect someone to pay that much out of pocket? They won't rely on government funding for long, only the first 200k vehicles sold. Every automotive company relies on government funding.

[@RezaAP]

@joemobumtwizzler The whole idea is that NO ONE should ever be in a situation where they cant afford their medications. The fact that many lives are dependent on a single man, proves that system does NOT work. Every man, woman, child, rich and poor should not worry about medication, cause that is a responsibility of every citizen, hence the government. So NO that would not change my attitude nor my mind.

[@nixtoshi]

​@@RezaAP The medicine industry is very stunted, slow and inefficient because it's highly regulated and because there is a public perception that successful private research should immediately be a right to everyone. You should change the way you think. You achieve way more innovation, access and better health by deregulation of profit-driven companies and individuals. That's how computers have gone from costing millions of dollars and being the size of floors in a building to costing $10 or less and fitting in your pocket, or on a ring. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, IBM, etc. run very capitalistic companies driven by profit, and they have created all this innovation, Google, KZbin, the chip makers, keyboard and screen you are typing on are the result of a free unregulated and profit driven market. The status quo actually kills a lot of people that didn't have to die if the medicine market worked more freely, because there would be more medical innovations, more competitors, and cheaper access. A lot of illnesses that people currently die of would have been cured already. We have already found certain genes that can be erased from the human genome to prevent a lot of types of cancer and HIV, but currently, everywhere in the world, human genetic modification is ilegal, but we could already be having newborns that are immune to several types of cancer and aids. Right now this innovation is very expensive and has to be done in the black market, at the risk of multi-year prison sentences and high fines and public uproar.

[@jesse9710]

@@jasonvan4370 A bit late, but the tesla comparison isnt really a good one. For Tesla, they get the most profits the more people drive their cars. It aligns perfectly with their enviormental desires, but also their financial desires. Practically everybody who is driving, or is going to be driving in the future is a potential customer for Tesla, therefor if they make their product expensive and exclusive, they wont reach their goals. For medicine it is totally different, ofcourse you wouldn't want half of the world to be on HIV medication. The fact that Tesla is doing way better than a pharmaceutical company should be a no brainer, it is comparing apples to oranges. Yes they both seek profits at the end of the day, just like any other commercial company, and the way for a pharmaceutical company to do that is make as much money as you can, so you can research better drugs (atleast in shkreli's case). Yea sure, just cause you're a CEO doesn't mean all you do is raise prises, but sometimes it is.

[@MrNaikWorld]

i do not like the fact that he is raising prices but he is right. This is Capitalism. Company like his do this all of the time, their CEO's just don't say it.

[@cris555000]

+Kian Phillips Yeah it is unfortunate, however you have to love the competitive open market we have! I hear news of a similar substitute drug being made and priced drastically low.

[@cavyq]

+Kian Phillips I agree with you but can you explain to me why you are not ok with the price rising? After all insurance companys are still the ones paying.

[@PrivateAckbar]

He bought a government patent and set a monopoly price. From what i hear that's pretty much all his company was set up to do. But that's socialism. Not capitalism. Capitalism is Imprimus pharmaceuticals selling an almost identical drug for close to $1 a pill, and they did it soon after this story first broke. And Shkreli is a democrat. He wanted to donate money to the party but they refused because they didn't want the bad press.

[@flake452]

+PrivateAckbar A patent is a limited property right, it is capitalism without a patent companies would not spend the vast fortunes they spend without having their intellectual property protected. Also this Drug was too old to still be under patent so competitors were free to create it.

[@AutoYoung]

But from $13.50 to $750? We aren't talking about the price of a car or something we're talking about a life saving drug. Did he really have to go THAT high?

[@ornery654]

Debate him on his livestreams, you will lose.

[@aaronmarshall1212]

Where's this mans IQ sitting?

[@LazyIndieGamer]

It's not IQ, its just know the facts.

[@dannyt4663]

So if my eyes r crossed what do dat mean for my IQ?

[@nickherrera1041]

Cecil Ivers that means he's smarter than 98% of the population tho lol

[@theproygo]

Nick Buckets nope average human iq is 100

[@werthersoriginal]

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not. -Kurt Cobain

[@kondor99999]

Thanks for quoting a guy who blew his brains out. Very convincing. He certainly had it all figured out.

[@werthersoriginal]

@@kondor99999 Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

[@GherkinPickleGroyper]

@@kondor99999 I have a cool quote from Hitler about transnational subversive peoples if you would like me to enlighten you.

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

@@GherkinPickleGroyper don’t bother with him as he obviously has no clue about the Bolsheviks and he believes whatever the media tells him. I mean that is so believable that someone takes a shotgun to kill themself. I bet you he believes in WMD’s, Russian Collusion or whatever the media tells him to believe.

[@giovannip8600]

@@andrewtanczyk4009 what's WMD and Russia collusion?

[@CopeMoneyMan]

This guy is real. Exposing big pharma companies and shit, he even lives in washed up apartment. My idol right here

[@googlegilbertlevinmars322]

Washed up probably costs 3,200 a month

[@gracemon9982]

Any of you that are saying he's evil ought to know anyone without health insurance gets the drug for FREE

[@joseaguirre744]

Insurance is expensive because of assholes like him

[@jackmaehoff7092]

insurance is expensive as it is and he was only an opportunist making money off of an industry that is widely unregulated and incentivized to fuck over the average citizen.

[@jhonklan3794]

@@joseaguirre744 No its because insurance companies are bloated

[@daltonmm3675]

@@joseaguirre744 thats not true, in his specific case its a very rare drug causing the premium to not raise much. If you dont know about a topic dont speak on it.

[@Pinkie007]

@@jackmaehoff7092 Actually the heathcare industry is very highly regulated. These companies have to jump through so many hoops just to get FDA approval for any new drugs that they want to sell. It’s the reason why so many bio-tech companies end up going bust seemingly out of the blue. The regulation has made it super risky to be/invest in a bio-tech company.

[@zach1389]

So when the bureaucratic insurance companies take money and are stingy to give back, it’s just business. But when he swindles the insurance companies and give them a taste of their own medicine, that’s “greed”?... I don’t get it.

[@InspectorYolo]

Exactly... the "bad guys" of capitalism that the media shoves down our throats are never the real bad guys.

[@oo0O08]

ahh nice to see the humanitarian pretense dropped

[@mogdor]

The media likes to paint him as a "bad guy" and they definitely like to use pics that make you wanna punch him, but if you watch his channel he actually makes a lot of sense. Dude's not trying to be "evil", and he's actually pretty helpful with his videos.

[@ornery654]

His chemistry and finance videos are the fucking bomb.

[@LionHGH]

He is the bad guy. He is a scammer

[@she_sings_delightful_things]

Not trying. He is evil, needs not try.

[@jessieloomis4748]

Nothing spectacular about his chemistry videos that you could NOT get out a chemistry class. I was reading chemistry books and making gun powder from drug store products in elementary school. It was no big deal.

[@jaymeister26]

I watched his Finance videos about Investing, Real Estate and basic Accounting, guy is a great teacher

[@mutoneon]

"Don't blame me... everybody worships Mammon!"

[@robkeane3197]

“Before we self label our selves”

[@farmageddonfuul4789]

He is a genius

[@vvinvaders]

where is the full interview??

[@th3pr0spock]

Can someone link me the full interview I can't find it thanks

[@jordanf8326]

Shkreli is a fucking legend! Hahahahahahahahahaha

[@itsdavidj8298]

I would've raised it to 100k per dosage he says in this video that he discovered a treatment option for patients with Toxoplasmosis.

[@user-cs8cx4ey3e]

Why cant he just say it straight out that he is just making insurance companies pay the price? Instead he says he does for the shareholders

[@harshitmadan6449]

He's honest

[@qlus]

What a legend

[@mikusha1000]

He's just honest.

[@simplerway489]

MARTIN SHKRELI is fucking awesome!!!

[@saymyname5241]

Yes , we are happy that Gilead is here !!!

[@MULESLAX]

I think he meant to say that drug DEMAND is inelastic, not health care prices.

[@mitchelllupa4779]

@@Nov1706 That is not what inelastic means in this context lol

[@YTSylantys]

@@mitchelllupa4779 ???????????????????

[@MultiBooster123]

Lol PRICE elasticity of DEMAND regarding drugs is inelastic…

[@phade2blaq]

A CEO's main goal is increasing profits to appease shareholders and that's why healthcare should not be a for profit business.

[@phade2blaq]

Two different things. Someone's well being should not have a price attached to it.

[@milan51259]

You're right. Let's use the Soviet model of drug producing => nearly zero accentive to make new drugs at all, but at least everybody gets this zero.

[@giovannip8600]

@@phade2blaq you sure? Pity, because it's never been otherwise

[@JamesStakerWin]

Okay, let us just stop creating (literally) every single advancement in medicine. Lol.

[@dragonflarefrog1424]

@Finance Pilot You don’t have to pay for food. Food kitchens are literally provided by HUD. What a ridiculous arguments. You Republicans would have people dying on the food starving. It’s insane

[@killerofdays]

What a great guy! he should be the mascot of the rich.

[@theredflagisgreen]

Missed the "probably" in the title

[@georgemichaels9511]

it's very funny these comments are full of people who support him because they've never encountered hardship in their life and needed the help of someone else.

[@ThatOtherEmoDude1]

I love this guy...

[@dirtywart]

Some of these comments just show how easily people justify their opinions. Does anyone even know what Daraprim treats?

[@NANOTECHYT]

Ask yourself why is the company and the CEO of the company, which supplies Daraphim at fault? When the person complaining was a complete moron got HIV or AIDS, instead of having protected sex to limit or prevent infection? Why is Martin Shkreli held accountable for the bad choice someone made to get infected? There's two sides to every story, except not picking on Shrekli, doesn't fit your narrative...

[@dirtywart]

I agree that it's not Shkreli's fault, but you can't blame people for contracting AIDS/HIV lol

[@grobanite4ever85]

HIV

[@dawida1078]

Ebola

[@a.k.7341]

@@NANOTECHYT Some people are in committed relationships when their partner brings it home. You cant always blame people. Martin needs to make sure people without insurance can get it too

[@fuckchocouch]

If most insurance covers epipens this is a real smart racket.

[@doomking2471]

if a company cant make a profit for each unit sold, they are forced to decide on a smaller groop of there main profiting products wich will mean that more uncommon medicines will be even more unaffordable as ther will be less competition

[@FlawlessNJ]

Watch how they treated elizabeth holmes.

[@stannisthemannisbaratheon1039]

Absolute gangster

[@Barney-ii1no]

your are an obsolete tosser

[@pierceallen1998]

like a boss

[@jenniferkong2443]

Martin Shkreli learned his lesson too late. He is not being punished for "lying to investors." He is being punished for being too honest. Speaking inconvenient truth to power is a great way to get locked up. #freeshkreli

[@cantripleplays]

He got locked up for prior crimes while he still managed a hedge fund

[@jsnart2209]

love this guy.. you think hes the only one gauging prices.. this guy knows hes done nothing wrong. the media is a cruel mistress

[@decompress4943]

+Jay Sna it's 100% legal to do this and more - it's like people don't pay attention to the law or the shit they vote for. Gee whiz

[@luckyman9903]

FREE SHKRELI

[@TheDocAfro]

did he just say try being a CEO, you dont last long if you don't make profits? Um...LMFAO!!!

[@luc0007]

His judge may say this to him at his sentencing. He really should've just done what he was very excellent at; Run hedge funds, biotech companies, and try to live a drama-free life.

[@nightmare4122]

Idk if he was excellent at running hedge funds - he blew all the hedge fund money by making risky bets and had to commit securities fraud to pay back his investors. And this drama in his life came directly from running a biotech company.

[@nosteinnogate7305]

@@nightmare4122 Which fraud did he commit and how did that help pay back his investors?

[@voiceofreason1663]

i can't believe shkreli is an emo boy

[@noneofyoucanspell]

he loves saddle creek.

[@Ihavetoreturnsomevideotapes]

King is back!!

[@insaneapples1559]

So you know this trickles down right.. the insurance companies follow the same business acumen, if prices of drugs go up, they will maintain their profits by increasing premiums.

[@yulyeong9220]

The difference is with these rare medicines typically there isn't enough people taking them for it to be noticeable on these giant insurance companies.

[@yulyeong9220]

This holds when it's widespread drugs that effect significant population

[@stagger9660]

Martin is a fantastic guy.

[@SPL-6]

Hero of our time.

[@manushegde4372]

Law isn't the same as justice, at least not in a democracy. In a democracy, justice is merely the will of the majority. 🙏

[@beansprout2170]

High level of consciousness

[@eternal47777]

Low vibrations

[@giovannip8600]

He's a genius!

[@dannybustos3714]

That question at 0:50 just shows this interviewer isn’t even worth Martin’s time.

[@wolfgangi]

He's 100% right.

[@qanye]

free the mans

[@nelsonmartinez8673]

vile

[@romanmanquist158]

+Nelson Martinez I agree. The reporters are disgusting poor people who dont understand

[@nelsonmartinez8673]

Henry Marshall​ You know who I was talking about. Its not even worth bashing him since most of the world already thinks he's the lowest kind of person ever. Actually he seems to come across like he has a psychiatric disorder.

[@yanmarle2864]

+Nelson Martinez Maybe the disorder can be cured with a special injection? Hopefully not for $750.

[@romanmanquist158]

Nelson Martinez Its Especially vile that martin is getting so much heat for this action. Somedays I try to understand how he gets by, i feel so bad for martin some times

[@thelostjournalofmystifying354]

I admire him . he did nothing different than what other medical companies are doing . he raised the price of darapin to their standards so he could compete in the market. but the market in medicine is so heavily regulated and influenced by politics and government that he exposed them unknowingly . i love this guy

[@a.k.7341]

Nothing to love here. Yes there is capitalism but ethics and corporate image are important too. Obviously you have never been in a desperate situation and needed help from someone else

[@WhiteNoiseChannel111]

@@a.k.7341 People in need get Daraprin for free

[@unofficialskins624]

Everyone loves his honesty but he's clearly sociopathic. Sure he is being honest but this isn't normal human behaviour, with his complete lack of sympathy.

[@Uberjazz]

hah he fuckin goes with the insults as if they're observations to piss off these goons. This guy's fuckin KING.

[@ajkelly451]

The CEOs who kept prices at reasonable levels still have their jobs. Do you?

[@xy3835]

His neckless defensive/aggressive posture and nervous hand movements is so cringe. At least sit up straight and TRY to pretend you aren't miserable, Martin.

[@jjack5118]

If you get rid of these high bets people make on companies you can still be successful and really help humanity.

[@nyastclair8174]

What good are shareholders in the medical industry?

[@kondor99999]

Currently someone’s boyfriend in prison. Hopefully they’re gentle.

[@fbi1401]

He’s in a white collar crime federal prison. That doesn’t happen there.

[@hungrylion7742]

He’s probably living life in prison and should be out in 2 years .

[@MyBabyMelissa]

He is an admirable businessman and he has a good heart.

[@zebragreif2612]

Legend.

[@cairelzikry256]

HOW ON EARTH HE IS THE CEO?

[@GG-fi3gw]

Dislikes are from people that don’t understand economics

[@a.k.7341]

He needs to make sure uninsured patients can get it too. And I believe he does

[@jrsindone]

"I am not a destroyer of companies. I am a liberator of them! The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you very much." - Gordon Gecko, Wall Street 1987

[@a.k.7341]

Yes but he needs to take care of the uninsured patients too. Ethics are important as well

[@MysticGamingJason]

He is speaking truth and non of you guys even mention that he is willing to do the right things with profits. Invest in new drugs that help patients and will lower other weaker drugs to be more affordable. like wtf all of you guys complaining about how immoral these things are. i think there are bad ceo's and good ones and he is one of the good ones. he gain profits and reinvest things that helps society. new drugs for new problems or stronger drugs to make current drugs cheaper. lol

[@kp2718]

How many journalists got the hep C analogy? I know.

[@Foreheadsnatcher]

This guy is my Lord.

[@luke33luke]

This guy is a SNAKE. He claims that, "hey this is capitalism". In capitalism, if you are selling cars and you try to sell them for a million each, nobody would buy your cars. He is raising the price of a medicine to people who has no other alternative.

[@SwissMarksman]

Never understood why people saw him as a "Pharmabro", same people are the ones that buy GME Stocks & totally get emotional with investments.

[@agent99._.53]

He is raising the price on healthcare insurance providers not the customers lmao

[@agent99._.53]

@@SwissMarksman he made a shit ton of money by charging healthcare providers a lot of money and is hated by everyone but actually a great guy

[@rividizd]

This guy is the ultimate meme boss.

[@inlighten15]

id almost say the first problem is having investors. used your own money to fund your business.

[@a.k.7341]

Sometimes you cant do that

[@MrMISTANOODLES]

You can't blame the guy. His actions shows what's wrong with the system. pharma comp. should be transparent on what it actually costs to make a drug. It shouldn't be a matter of demand- supply. Pharma companies are no different than any other.

[@clints4049]

Do you know what landed cost is?

[@aaronlandis7867]

He speaks confidently, but his body language is so full of anxiety, it is hard to watch. He's slumped over, his fingernails are filthy, and he never stops wringing his hands.

[@cap6741]

He does have a point

[@dotserham4060]

Smart guy

[@shannontrainer5857]

Good News: He's arrested by the Feds for securities fraud!!! :D

[@StyleAndSpeedx]

What a coward. Couldn't even make eye contact half the time due to his shame.

[@romanmanquist158]

+StyleAndSpeedx Or maybe because they are lesser mortals and heathens because their unrefined mind doesn't understand simple economics

[@TheRealEplex]

+Henry Marshall Yeah we are way below you and your fellow heroes. Because money and materialistic wealth is all there is to this life, right? I'm wealthy but I don't have any money what so ever

[@romanmanquist158]

Jiddu Mind you must be on drugs boy. Wealthy people have money. Thats the same as saying people who have sex don't have sex

[@TheRealEplex]

Henry Marshall So I can't be rich without having a lot of money or assets?

[@TheRealEplex]

Very good answer from both of you. No but for real you both should take a hard look at your selves if these are the only values in you're lives.

[@subscribefornoreason8109]

My nigga is a savage bruh

[@Black-Panther94]

no comments?

[@louis-oliviersimard3214]

capitalism is good. BUT this system should not be applied in health care. Health care should be controled by government and university.

[@Steelintel]

I see, it's okey making a lot of money by selling coca-cola, sweets, Iphones. But is not okey getting rich by produciong health care? Seems logical...

[@mbigbit4537]

Paulo Ferreira are you that obtuse?

[@fil4648]

Paulo Ferreira health care is a right, Coca-Cola isn't. If you don't get daraprim you die, if you don't get Coca-Cola you don't. These businesses cannot go unchecked. Capitalism needs to be checked from time to time, to protect the vulnerable.

[@jamesavery6671]

As long as private doctors are available i don't see it as a problem.

[@GG-fi3gw]

Go back to economics class

[@thomashuffcutt9414]

$750 is awfully cheap if its a life-saving drug.

[@a.k.7341]

Uninsured poor people should not be left to die. As long as he has a way to address this issue, I wouldn't be against him

[@u235u235u235]

why inelastic essential goods are gov't regulated.

[@fabriciogiampietro7029]

If the target is profit, which interests would these people have into finding a cure?

[@guitaro]

His company spends a large amount of their profit into research and development. Much more than most do. Finding a new drug/cure and getting a patent on it can generate a huge amount of money.

[@Teabone3]

What i dont get is why did the news and everyone spotlight him when this has gone on for decades with even bigger companies with even higher price increases?

[@rodfranc7597]

It's the American way he's just being honest about it, We live in a Capitalistic society where it cost money just to leave your house to go to the park. everything is for profit and the person who is trying to turn a profit will do anything to maximize those profits.

[@rodfranc7597]

+Omid Gul never said that i did not like it. just pointing out the obvious. i play by these same rules

[@maddog2622]

What park are you going to?

[@fil4648]

See, Americans have this black and white mentality when it comes to politics, that if you impose the slightest regulation to capitalism to make it more humane, it automatically becomes Stalinism or something. This has come through years of systematic anti-communist propaganda. In reality, no country has true capitalism, and thank god for that, even though the U.S. is dangerously close. Reasonable people apply the best of both systems.

[@fil4648]

Radical Vlad mate, I'm living the things you are claiming are impossible. I live in a capitalist country with free education and healthcare for all, and you're sitting there talking to me about utopias. What demise of the European worker? The average Dane works 37 hours a week, and gets double the holidays of Americans. He gets money from the state to study, even if the uni has no tuition and has free health care. He gets taxed a lot though. Is that socialism? I would much rather live there than the States.

[@mutoneon]

+ Radical Vlad You're not fooling anyone with your diarrhetic verbosity.

[@anthonylopez382]

This is what happens with shipping lines right now and no one says a god damn think....fuck

[@angelderek5972]

This is what’s wrong with this country

[@BamMatt19]

This isn't capitalism he's talking about, it's corporatism. These companies get unfair advantages in the market because they lobby to our government, which in turn passes laws and regulations that undermine the competition -- however the government claims these regulations and laws are there to REGULATE big business but this is never the case. Once these companies get majority shares in the market by undermining all competition, they can charge whatever they want because they are in full control and people can either pay the price or do without. This practice sadly has infiltrated our health care industry as well, and despite government reforms and the new health care act which we were told was suppose to "remedy" our health care situation only made it worse. Higher prices, worse services, less choices, and no competition..... This is the exact opposite of capitalism. America hasn't had capitalism in over 100 years, we have Corporatism.

[@Fivetimesthree]

They’re a bunch of hypocrites. They do this all the time.

[@thecityCity-xp2ik]

where is he from?

[@TonyStark-zd4sv]

American, but his parents are Albanian

[@kennyzraht5804]

There is no room for humanity in the corporate world.

[@thefutureisnowoldman7653]

He's more moral than everyone in Hollywood

[@yj9032]

I cannot stop laughing at the lame comments of his fans

[@harshilpatel9643]

Try being a ceo and not go to jail.

[@mistax2k]

Look, he's only doing what every single Pharmaceutical company has and will continue to do. He played within the rules the Pharma companies wrote and gave to Congress to approve. What do you think patent extensions are? What about drug import bans? How about delaying generic approval? This game was here long before Shkreli, if anything, he brought much unwanted publicity to the whole situation.

[@dxrevelations5111]

the son of two doormats is a doormat

[@DigESource]

The stock market is to blame for greed. Think about it. It's the worst financial invention ever in history.