You know Die Hard and Bad Santa are my Christmas movies anymore. Griswold's Family Christmas just doesn't do it for me anymore...
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > I have the TV news channel on and they just played a clip from the movie > “Christmas Vacation” that I could borrow to describe Shkreli: > > I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Melody > Lane with all the other rich people and I want him brought right here, with > a big ribbon on his head, and I want to look him straight in the eye and I > want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, > low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, > blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, > fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey > shit he is! Hallelujah! Holy shit! Where's the Tylenol? > > > > *From:* Josh Luthman <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, December 18, 2015 9:34 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT - Captilism (was Martin Shkreli) > > Damn you guys are brutal! > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Bah, humbug. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Tyler >> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 9:28 AM >> To: [email protected] >> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - Captilism (was Martin Shkreli) >> >> And a free cell phone so they can call the pharmacy. >> >> -- >> Christopher Tyler >> MTCRE/MTCNA/MTCTCE/MTCWE >> Total Highspeed Internet Services >> 417.851.1107 >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jay Weekley" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 9:27:13 AM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - Captilism (was Martin Shkreli) >> >> They need clothing and transportation to food, water, shelter and >> medicine. Or free delivery. >> >> Josh Luthman wrote: >> >>> Food, water, shelter, medicine. The things anyone and everyone need >>> to survive. >>> >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Cameron Crum <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Since when has it been a basic human right? Where does it stop? >>> Why are others forced to pay for peoples bad habits? Other than >>> congenital defects, and some accidents, most health problems are >>> due to peoples choices. If our money is to be confiscated to pay >>> for everyone's "human right", don't we get a say in how they live? >>> How many other human rights are being trampled on then? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 8:56 AM, Josh Luthman >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Should medicine really be part of a system of supply and >>> demand? I'd agree on the whole hotel thing - you don't have >>> to stay there - but when you have some medical condition (and >>> while yes AIDS is something you can certainly avoid) I think >>> as a society and a culture we shouldn't deny a basic human right. >>> >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340> >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343> >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 9:47 AM, Lewis Bergman >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I can't defend his brashness, but the fact remains that >>> pure capitalism is the best way demonstrated to date to >>> innovate and health care or pharma is not exempt. Big >>> rewards encourage big effort yielding big results. These >>> pharma companies have something like 7 years until the >>> exclusivity period expires. That can be a pretty short >>> time to recover investments. This particular case may be a >>> bit extreme but to say that capitalism is broken in >>> America is simply ludicrous. >>> >>> I recently attended my sons graduation from Texas Tech on >>> a Friday. Thursday night at the hotel was $159 and Friday >>> was $269. I don't think that is price gouging. I think it >>> is a reflection of the simple fact that there are fewer >>> rooms available on that particular night than are demanded >>> at $159. The equilibrium was found at $259 where supply >>> and demand come closer to being equal. At that price I >>> still witnessed people turned away wanting a room due to >>> their poor planning. I don't think that is price gouging. >>> Their hotel was full at $269 a night. The next day was >>> $159 again. Since the hotel was full they probably could >>> have been even higher. >>> >>> I really don't understand what people have such a huge >>> issue with the fundamental theory of supply and demand. >>> Yes I understand that it is a potentially life saving >>> drug. There are other cheaper treatments. Maybe they >>> aren't as good, which is why they are cheaper. When did we >>> stop rewarding people for the value they provide? I know >>> this jerk didn't invent it but he obviously was willing to >>> reward those who did with a price they thought fair. Sales >>> over the next few years will prove if he made a mistake. >>> >>> Why not force Chuck to sell a unique mount he made for 5% >>> over cost? Heck, why not only cover his cost? Why not less >>> than cost and force him to provide his great product for >>> the good of the people? There is a reason it is named >>> Animal Farm. How many have read this book? While not about >>> capitalism it does speak to the kind of central control >>> that skulks below the overt argument for "controlling" >>> this type of behavior. >>> >>> I know people might die. I'll put on my really jerky hat >>> and say "so what?". People die every day for less meaning >>> and in greater numbers. There is practically a mass >>> suicide movement going on now with texting and driving. I >>> don't see where people value there lives or others that >>> much anyway when reading a text or email is more important >>> than life itself. >>> I guess I am just a big libertarian at heart. Give me the >>> loose framework of a "fair market", whatever that is, and >>> let the system fight it out. The word isn't fair, not ever >>> going to be fair, stop trying to warp it to be that way. >>> >>> Have fun with that on a Friday and have a Merry Christmas, >>> Happy Hanuka, or whatever else gets your boat floating. >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 8:02 AM Patrick Leary >>> <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> The irony? Your local poor schlub a-hole can be >>> arrested and charged if he doubles the price of gas, >>> water, or other life-critical goods after a natural >>> disaster – that’s a crime in America. Meanwhile, it’s >>> completely legal for a company to raise a >>> life-critical drug by over 5000% -- that’s capitalism >>> in America. >>> >>> Shkreli is only the most written about example. This >>> “business trend’ is all the rage and has been widely >>> employed in the U.S. for a number of years now. >>> >>> >>> http://news.health.com/2015/09/25/6-insane-examples-of-prescription-drug-price-increases/ >>> >>> Patrick >>> >>> *From:*Af [mailto:[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof >>> *Sent:* Thursday, December 17, 2015 8:28 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT - Martin Shkreli >>> >>> Apparently this guy AND HIS LAWYER were arrested >>> today. Everybody knows him as the guy who raises drug >>> prices 5000%, but I did not know he live streams >>> almost daily to his fans. >>> >>> Watch the first video, isn't he just like every >>> annoying, entitled, slacker kid living in his parents >>> basement that we have to deal with bitching about his >>> Internet? Except he is CEO of a drug company. >>> >>> I didn't think it was possible to hate him more, but >>> watch the video. >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8gjB1PSXv_oAUSAQ16S0fA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ************************************************************************************ >>> This footnote confirms that this email message has >>> been scanned by >>> PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious >>> code, vandals & computer viruses. >>> >>> >>> ************************************************************************************ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ************************************************************************************ >>> This footnote confirms that this email message has >>> been scanned by >>> PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious >>> code, vandals & computer viruses. >>> >>> >>> ************************************************************************************ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
