Friday, September 24, 2010

Ascribing Morality Where None Exists

Andrew Sullivan says:
A reminder of the vast financial risks they take to save and improve lives...
From the linked article:
We did it, naturally, because we expected to make a profit out of it in the end.
Who would have thought that pharmaceutical companies, like all companies, are simply attempting to maximize their profits? If lives are saved as a result, that is a positive side effect, but profit is the guiding principle.

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