Martin Shkreli had increased the price of the drug Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 per tablet overnight. Daraprim ,treats a parasitic infection that is dangerous and potentially deadly for pregnant women, the elderly, and people with HIV. Martin says that he increased the price of Daraprim because he wanted to have a lot of money. Martin cannot be arrested or have any consequences because the overnight increase of a potentially life-saving drug by 5556%, appears to be perfectly legal Laws prohibiting price gouging tend only to apply to “periods of emergency,” such as natural disasters. Even though Martin had put his morals behind to get the reward of making more money he did not regret anything even though he is technically is murdering people who can not afford $750 will have to suffer and die because of this. This can lead others to betray their morals because they would most likely resort to steal to get the tablet. Rep Elijah had told Martin that he would go down as a greddy drug company executives. Before Martin’s arrest, he was asked if he had another chance would he do anything differently. He answered, “I probably would have raised the price higher.”Because that would have made more money, and “this is a capitalist society, capitalist system and capitalist rules. My investors expect me to maximize profits, not to minimize them, or go half, or go 70%.” These are …show more content…
It shows all of Donald Trump's stance on Health care, Abortion, Hillary Clinton, Guns and Immigration. His stance on Health care is He proposed funding universal health care through "by making a deal with existing hospitals. .When Tim Russert asked me on Meet the Press if I would ban partial-birth abortion, my pro-choice instincts led me to say no. After the show, I consulted two doctors I respect and, upon learning more about this procedure, I have concluded that I would support a ban." Now on the issues of guns he would want everyone to carry guns then her would feel safer than having gun free zones because that is where sickos and and the mentally ill go. This would lead Trump to betray his morals because he knows that having guns available for everyone this will lead to more disasters that could of been