I think you misunderstand what a demand curve is. My original rhetorical point stands. Any price>0 implies some risk death.
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Replying to @btshapir
In the United States, there are very few people who would not be able to obtain a $5 medication that would save their lives.+
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Replying to @btshapir
Not sure what the exact number would be but given how cheap the cost is, and how instantly fatal but totally reversible the issue+
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...it's obvious that it is indeed a responsibility to make this device practically universally affordable/available.
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Replying to @zeynep
It is not at all obvious that it is Mylan's responsibility.
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I'll take my morals then, and not know what to say about people who already make millions do this even if it kills children.
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Replying to @zeynep
I'm confused why you put it all on Mylan, not on the government is all. I agree, socially optimal price = marginal production cost.
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Replying to @btshapir
They did this, this year, because a generic is coming soon and they know that (most) desperate parents will pay at least now.
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They did this after a massive marketing campaign, very deliberate positioning to do just this; gouge maximally for one-two years.
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They're already profitable, and executives gave themselves $10 million raises just before this. Pure greed in cornered market.
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