Senate report points to greed and "patent thickets" as key reasons for high prices.
    • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      9 months ago

      Absolutely! Before capitalism, we had company owners and workers. Sometimes, those were even the same role. Now?

      • Owners
      • Shareholders
      • Directors
      • Chief Executive Officers
      • Chief Technology Officers
      • Chief Financial Officers
      • Chief Business Development Officers
      • Chief Operating Officers
      • Chief Marketing Officer
      • Chief Information Officers
      • Chief Communications Officers
      • Chief Legal Officers
      • Chief Risk Officers
      • Chief Creative Officers
      • Chief Compliance Officers
      • Chief Audit Executives
      • Chief Diversity Officers
      • Chief Human Resources Officers
      • Middle Management
      • Wage Slaves
      • “Independent” Contractors; and
      • Undocumented Below-Minimum-Wage Workers

      See! Lots of innovation /s

  • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    9 months ago

    The people who bring the least amount of value and do the least amount of work taking the most and making healthcare more expensive for the rest of us.

  • bhmnscmm@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    9 months ago

    Well of course, taxpayers fund much of their R&D. So what else are they supposed to spend their money on?