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riversedge

(81,524 posts)
Thu May 26, 2022, 09:42 PM May 2022

Colbert says during last two years, 573 new billionaires were created. - including 40 new pharmaceu

This is insane. Simply insane.


Stephen Colbert says during last two years, 573 new billionaires were created. - including 40 new pharmaceutical billionaires and 62 new food billionaires.
So would someone in GOP explain to me why Medicare can't negotiate drug prices & we can't try to regulate food monopolies?


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Colbert says during last two years, 573 new billionaires were created. - including 40 new pharmaceu (Original Post) riversedge May 2022 OP
This past year Medicare drug costs are so high, I am doing mostly Good RX. Irish_Dem May 2022 #1
It's a brilliant plan ... Auggie May 2022 #2
Yep ck4829 Jun 2022 #4
K&R ck4829 Jun 2022 #3
Needs repeating one more time: Billionaires cause inflation ck4829 Jun 2022 #5
As Elon Musk says, FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #6

Irish_Dem

(82,293 posts)
1. This past year Medicare drug costs are so high, I am doing mostly Good RX.
Thu May 26, 2022, 09:44 PM
May 2022

Medicare is worthless in terms of prescriptions. And I have a good plan.

Auggie

(33,311 posts)
2. It's a brilliant plan ...
Thu May 26, 2022, 11:01 PM
May 2022

the one percent distracts the ninety-nine percent while robbing them blind.

They’re working on screwing up Medicare even more.

FoxNewsSucks

(11,913 posts)
6. As Elon Musk says,
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 06:24 PM
Jun 2022

'it's been raining money on fools for too long'

Way past time to tax the hell out of them.

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