Sometimes today's climate of unabashed corporatism is reflected in some surprisingly candid admissions.
This article caught my eye yesterday:
Pharma chief defends 400% drug price rise as a ‘moral requirement’ | Financial Times
There was a time when corporate charters mandated corporations serve the public good, but today's neoliberalism seems to have turned that relationship on its head.
Thoughts?
This article caught my eye yesterday:
Pharma chief defends 400% drug price rise as a ‘moral requirement’ | Financial Times
It's not the price gouging that I find surprising, but the admission of a 'moral obligation' to make the most money possible for shareholders, regardless of social consequences.“I think it is a moral requirement to make money when you can . . . to sell the product for the highest price.”
There was a time when corporate charters mandated corporations serve the public good, but today's neoliberalism seems to have turned that relationship on its head.
Thoughts?