Amoxtli@thelemmy.club to Conservative@lemm.ee · 2 months agoThe Ignorance of the Left on Price Control | Thomas Sowellwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down138
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minus-squarejimbolauski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoProfit margins for pharmaceutical companies are typically between 10 and 20 percent in the US, 2020 & 2021 are exceptions as the covid shot boosted numbers considerably. Those are normal profit margins for industry.
minus-squarejimbolauski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoTheir profits are not grotesque
minus-squareMaple Engineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months ago20% of $1.2 trillion is $240 billion dollars. That is a grotesque amount of profit to make by holding people’s health hostage.
minus-squarejimbolauski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWhat would you consider a reasonable profit?
Profit margins for pharmaceutical companies are typically between 10 and 20 percent in the US, 2020 & 2021 are exceptions as the covid shot boosted numbers considerably. Those are normal profit margins for industry.
And…
Their profits are not grotesque
20% of $1.2 trillion is $240 billion dollars. That is a grotesque amount of profit to make by holding people’s health hostage.
What would you consider a reasonable profit?