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

  • bhmnscmm@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    9 months ago

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