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Jake Stern

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11. When someone asks me "Why do young people find socialism so appealing?"

Reply to FiveGoodMen (Reply #10)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:47 PM

Mar 2020

I point to things like this.

It's hard for anyone, except the most die hard of free marketeers, to wrap their heads around charging $11,000 for a part that likely costs a few bucks to make. Especially when much of the funding for R&D came in the form of government grants.

In my opinion that kind of profiteering is obscene.

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Italians Found Way to 3-D Print Key Ventilator Piece for $1, face lawsuit from patent holder [View all] Jake Stern Mar 2020 OP

Profits come first. Capitalism, such a rewarding enterprise. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #1

They donating all this loot to Jesus or something? Brainfodder Mar 2020 #6

+1 BeckyDem Mar 2020 #9

Martin Shkreli motherfuckers. Iggo Mar 2020 #2

We should really help them with that. FiveGoodMen Mar 2020 #13

Can patents be annulled by the government to benefit the public good? C_U_L8R Mar 2020 #3

Let 'em sue Chainfire Mar 2020 #4

Depends on how many they manage to pay off. Lancero Mar 2020 #7

Just think how many world problems could be solved if the Patent Office was opened up? WyattKansas Mar 2020 #5

Time cancel the patent Bluethroughu Mar 2020 #8

And THAT is why capitalism is unacceptable. FiveGoodMen Mar 2020 #10

When someone asks me "Why do young people find socialism so appealing?" Jake Stern Mar 2020 #11

I hope a that a jury rusty fender Mar 2020 #12