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The evil face of capitalism. Exploting the sick for greed economic gain .

  http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/21/entrepreneur-defends-raise-price-daraprim-drug Entrepreneur defends decision to raise price of life-saving drug 50-fold.   The price of the drug Daraprim, which treats a dangerous parasitic infection was raised from $13.50 (£8.72) per pill to $750 (484.68) per pill.   Martin Shkreli at his office in New York. This is what capitalism is all about. Greed, exploitation and selfishness to make the greatest amount of money possible at the expense of all those other people who are not in a position to resist. Some people try to tell us that the class war is over. Tell that to the million and more people reliant on foodbanks, or the hundreds of thousands on zero hours contracts, or the sick waiting for medical appointments due to cuts, or the homeless who will never be able to afford a home of their own or even a rented home , or the disabled forced to into poverty, or working families having th...