tl;dw: Johnson and Johnson is using a legal loophole to extend a patent on a life-saving drug, preventing generics from being made. Scientists estimate this will lead to 6 million more people dying of tuberculosis over the next four years, because they cannot afford the high-priced name-brand drug.

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    undefined> what's the fucking point of living in the most advanced "civilization" to ever exist on earth if they dumb fucking capitalists are allowed to let people die of goddamn tuberculosis regardless.

    The point of it all is so insatiable vampires can have larger scores to wave at one another when they're out yachting or visiting islands. epsteingelion