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[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago

Insulin has always been incredibly cheap and easy to produce. It's crazy that "Chinese insulin" has to break into any kind of market, given that we could be producing it at home at-cost in quantities large enough to saturate the population for next to nothing.

[-] antifa_ceo@lemmy.ml 14 points 4 days ago

Private healthcare is one of the most evil things about capitalism (aside from all the genocide ofc)

[-] comfy@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

given that we could be producing it at home at-cost in quantities large enough to saturate the population for next to nothing

I say this out of complete ignorance: what's stopping people? Regulation laws? Cost of initial equipment?

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

what’s stopping people?

Capital, distribution, and expertise mostly.

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