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"There were people whose lives were in danger, and we acted," Cristian Fracassi, who along with fellow volunteer Alessandro Ramaioli made the valves, said in a Facebook post on Sunday. "Period."
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The company that holds the patent charges $11,000 A PIECE for the part.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)Their endless pursuit of $ needs classified as an illness, and give them rehab by taking 98% of it and having a national lottery without tickets?
Once you win, you are removed from the lottery, so everyone gets a win until a reset!
Now that would be fucking way hella cool!
Good Luck!
Iggo
(47,558 posts)Go die.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)Couldn't find the answer on Dr Google.
Chainfire
(17,553 posts)How do you think a jury would handle that when it comes to trial?
Lancero
(3,004 posts)WyattKansas
(1,648 posts)I am curious as to how much improvement and progress has been corrupted and stalled by capitalism.
Of course my thoughts then immediately drift off to, how in the hell did I get stuck in the dimension that is ruled by the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition.
Bluethroughu
(5,172 posts)In the name of humanity.
They don't own life and this is a measure of life and death.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)I point to things like this.
It's hard for anyone, except the most die hard of free marketeers, to wrap their heads around charging $11,000 for a part that likely costs a few bucks to make. Especially when much of the funding for R&D came in the form of government grants.
In my opinion that kind of profiteering is obscene.
rusty fender
(3,428 posts)awards the patent holder one fucking dollar