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NO! NO! NO! THIS IS SOCIALISM OR COMMUNISM! WHATEVER THIS IS! THIS IS BAAAD SO SO SO SO BAD! EVERYONE AROUND ME TOLD ME SO! SOCIAL MEDIA APPS INFLUENCERS TOLD ME SO THIS IS BAD! THIS IS AWFUL! NOOOO I DON'T WANT IT
Great, now do glp1
$11
As it should be
No it's not, all necessary healthcare should be free at the point of use. As should be basic housing and food.
To me it sounds insane that you have to pay for insulin, which you must have in order to survive. If anything, I would think that $11 per pen is still at or above the cost price for the manufacturer, insulin is dirt cheap to make once you have the production line.
All that said, this is of course a step in the right direction. I won't be surprised if there's a wave of media attacks on him a month from now, all suspiciously linked to some shady ad firm with ties to big pharma.
