…the root cause of shortages of low-cost, off-patent generic drugs is well established. These drugs have razor-thin to non-existent profit margins…
Sounds like a system that prioritizes profit margins over human life needs to be removed.
Capitalism is a death cult.
Yes, capitalisms sucks, the article can even tell you why. there are companies that are selling at prices that nobody else can match, selling at a loss to strangle the competition. Not an uncommon practice, you just have to be rich to do it.
they usually kill the competition, then jack up prices massivly to “earn back” their loss.