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by grive 3562 days ago
> the only problem is that if every buyer does the same thing, the supplier goes bankrupt (as it can't cover its fixed costs).

The government is responsible for using a fair price, both for itself and the supplier.

His non-profit nature ensure that it will not try to lower the price too far.

If a politician is dumb enough to make companies go bankrupt, it's the responsibility of the people to vote him out of office.

That's the only way to have a fair price on drugs. A free market cannot exist in these industries and the inelasticity of the demand will always, always distort the prices.

Yes, America will have to face its demons and trust its government. The alternative is to continue paying exhorbitant prices to greedy scumbags and let fellow citizens die as a result.