blatantninja t1_j60z94s wrote
Reply to comment by sickciety in TIL, since the 1970s, precision fermentation has been used to produce the majority of the world's insulin. Before that, it came from slaughtered cows and pigs. by oodaalolly_joy
Of course neither of us are going to do it. Neither of us have the capital or expertise. That's irrelevant to the point of their existing other avenues.
> If it were a free market we would have 1$ insulin like india .
No we wouldn't. Insulin is cheaper (but it isn't $1) in India for several reasons, one of which is that the government purchases large amounts of it at bulk prices and gives it away for free. That's not even close to a free market.
>You don't have to explain economics to me , im a libertarian and quite well understand we dont live in a perfect capitalist society . But I think human health and life are more important than Lilly's profit margin .
Those two statements are a huge contradiction. No real libertarian would say that. A libertarian would say "let the market decide" and leave it at that.
Ultimately, your problem is that our healthcare system, top to bottom, is messed up, but a free market won't solve that.
sickciety t1_j61b5ll wrote
I disagree with you . But that's completely fine
Its been interesting debating back and forth with ya . Have a great night
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