Martin Shkreli: "Pharma Bro", "Evil" , "Greedy".. "Pop/Rap/Music Icon"?

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  1. JetsVilma28

    JetsVilma28 Well-Known Member

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    "Pharma Bro"
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    Martin Shkreli, 33 year old , Brooklyn born, American entrepreneur
    • Amassed in excess of $100mil in less than 10 years
    • Founded Turing Pharmaceuticals in 2015, and purchased company Daraprim - drug used "to treat toxoplasmosis, including in AIDS populations."

    "Evil" , "Greedy"
    • Raised the price of 1/pill of Daraprim from $13.50/pill to $750.00/pill "overnight, a 5556% increase"
    • Out on bail posting $5mil
    • subpoenaed to congress for Daraprim price hike, uses 5th Amendment on every question:



    "Pop Icon"
    • Attempts to post bail for New York rapper Bobby Shmurda (currently in solitary confinement at Rikers Island)



    • Purchased the only copy of Wu-Tang limited addition album "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" for $2mil. "The Guinness Book of Records certified the album as the most valuable album in existence"
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    http://www.vulture.com/2015/12/is-once-upon-a-time-in-shaolin-cursed.html#
    The Album cursed?
    • Beef with Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang:



    • Offered Kanye West $10mil for sole recording of new album, effectively delaying release as (Kanye), "legally required to take offer letter to Board of Directors".
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    Vice Interview

     
  2. Dierking

    Dierking Well-Known Member

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    always wondered what happened to barcs.
     
  3. deathstar

    deathstar Well-Known Member

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  4. Faux machine

    Faux machine Well-Known Member

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    It's not like you can take your money with you....
     
  5. NYJalltheway

    NYJalltheway Well-Known Member

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    I don't get it. Why would he want to be the only person with the album?
     
  6. The Waterboy

    The Waterboy Well-Known Member

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    Control, to keep others from hearing it, cause he's a dick, the list goes on and on.
     
  7. Greenday4537

    Greenday4537 Well-Known Member

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    Media attention.

    And it worked so well.
     

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