Hello all! Today is my Opinion Wednesdays and I came across an article from BuzzFeed earlier this week, that talked about a man named Martin Shkreli, who’s company bought over the rights to a life saving drug, Daraprim. After buying the rights to the drug for 55 Million dollars he thought that it would be such a great idea to hike up the price of this drug from $13.50 to $750 per pill. This drug is not only used to treat AIDS and cancer patients, but it is also listed as “one of the most important medications needed for basic health systems by the World Health Organisation.”

And he decides to raise the price to such an almost impossible price and has the gall to make the excuse that he needs to make profit and that it is business? What a load of crock! He will be able to get all that money back in no time and even more, but oh no! He has to make people whose lives depend on this drug, miserable for his arrogance and greed. Continue reading →