[pgodzin]

I think we'll have to agree to disagree here. Your argument is totally valid economically, but I'm arguing the morality of it. I certainly don't think all companies and consumers should be providing every surplus dollar to helping others.

If this were a free market system where competition has resulted in $84k being the price at which it makes sense to produce then so be it. Instead, the company can lobby to make sure the government, who we both agree should be involved here for the public good, never gets involved and buy out any company that challenges its monopoly. Then, it can take advantage of global markets for additional profits, while the people who are actually dying can't and have two options - death or debt.