Re: Estou aqui no Recife, Brasil

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 16, 3:57=A0am, RLB <sa...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > It is not gouging, Merck set a price for a product, if Brazil didn't
> > like it they don't need to buy it. Strange as a businessman you don't
> > know this
>
> As usual, you're wrong. =A0It is gouging. =A0Merck set a higher price for
> Brazil than for other 3rd world nations. =A0Also, since they are the
> only source and since the medicine is needed for critically ill
> people, Brazil cant just decide not to buy it. =A0Strange as an employee
> of some company you didn't know this. =A0

Not gouging, they price products for what the market will pay, Brazil
could pay for the product but they chose not to.

> Oh, wait.  I nearly forgot that
> you choose to ignore stuff you know is true when it doesnt fit your
> arguments.

Pot kettle black

>
> > Creating your own license out of thin air and paying far less than the
> > asking price IS stealing. As a businessman I'm surprised you don't
> > know that either.
>
> Given that Merck was trying to gouge Brazil for medicine they
> absolutely needed, the Brazilian government did the best thing they
> could to protect the health of their own people. =A0If that means Merck
> only makes a fair profit instead of a "killing" that's OK with me.

Theft is okay with you, figures

> By the way, I'm back in Recife for a few more days now. =A0Last night I
> went out to a fantastic club with my GF and her sister. =A0They must
> have the patience of Job. =A0They're teaching me to Samba. =A0We were
> dancing and drinking (well, my drinks were sodas) until 4:30 this
> morning. =A0We spent a few days in Natal, a city that makes Cancun seem
> like a Baptist convention. =A0:)

I'll alert the media