Mitch McConnell blowing up an important economic bill to try to prevent Dems from lowering drug pric

[Swede]

Just to throw a wrench into a good thing for the country and therefore the Democrats before an election.

Link to tweet

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[Jilly_in_VA]

1. Is it a coincidence

that the Emperor in "Obi-Wan Kenobi" bears a striking resemblance to the most evil man in America? I would not shed a single tear if Mitch dropped dead on the floor of the senate tomorrow.

[Irish_Dem]

4. He is one of the most powerful men in the world and is pure evil.

I wonder who will take his place when he dies? Someone just as evil probably but probably not as Machiavellian.

[LoisB]

15. Rick Scott probably.

[Irish_Dem]

17. Cruz and Hawley are angling for the spot too.

[PdamnedQ]

2. Mitch's wife is on the board of Kroger.

Hmm, don't they have pharmacies in their grocery stores?

[Irish_Dem]

5. In my area, Kroger has the cheapest prices on meds.

Actually a CVS pharm tech told me about the drug prices at Krogers. She said Krogers makes so much money on groceries they basically give away meds at cost. The prices at Krogers are way less expensive than CVS for most drugs.

[PdamnedQ]

11. Kroger is also the largest private kitchen in the world.

If it goes in your mouth Kroger probably had something to do with it.

[Irish_Dem]

12. Wow I didn't know that.

[PdamnedQ]

16. fuel for the fire.

To be fair; my Master's was in Organizational Management with a focus on food systems.

Kroger has always worried me because they aren't about food service, they are about money.

Gouging is their modus operandi.

A loaf of bread can be 1.99 in one store, but then just 10 miles away they will sell the very same bread for "two loaves for 5 dollars."

Margin is their game.

[Irish_Dem]

20. The Krogers where I shop has cut way back on open check out registers.

Even during the holidays, there is only one clerk at the register.
Which results in long lines.

Krogers is forcing people to use the automatic check out so they don't have to pay clerk salaries.

A couple of weeks ago I bought a small bag of fresh cherries, there was no price posted.
I was shocked when it rang up at $12. I complained about it and the clerk told me I had to download a coupon to get a better price. I am a Kroger's member, but have no idea how to download coupons to my phone.

I pulled a Karen and talked to the manager, saying this discriminates against older folks who are not tech savvy. He told me Kroger's wants to save money and no long use paper coupons. Will only use online coupons. He did reduce the price of my bag of cherries for me.

Thanks for the info.

[Jilly_in_VA]

22. Well, here

Kroger still sends me coupons, so there's that.

[Irish_Dem]

24. The manager here said Krogers corporate office is going to gradually faze out paper coupons.

They are going to save a bundle on paper and postage he said.

So I guess we will can enjoy paper coupons while they last.

[Irish_Dem]

3. CVS priced a recent med I was prescribed at $1700 a month.

Krogers got it down to $630 a month with Good RX.

Ouch.

[PdamnedQ]

6. Good Rx only works if you are paying without insurance.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Right, but Good RX is often cheaper than my insurance price.

So I just have them run it through the coupon price not my insurance.

[PdamnedQ]

19. We would not be arguing about this shit if drug companies were run by humans.

[Irish_Dem]

21. Correct. Our healthcare is run by ruthless sociopaths.

Gouging for profit is their MO.

[Jilly_in_VA]

23. Not exactly true

It sometimes works instead of insurance. Put it that way. I have Part D, GoodRx, SingleCare, and Optum. It's a damn juggling act every time I get a new med.

[Botany]

7. McConnell is knowingly trying to make the American people hurt so they will take it out on Biden ...

... and the Democrats. He is without shame and the sooner he dies the better. He worked 24/7 to sabotage
anything President Obama tried to do, or put on the fed. court system, and he knew about Russia rat fucking the
2016 elections and kept that hidden from the American people. McConnell is fine with some family in Boone, KY
hurting as long as they are watching Fox, listening to their right wing Pastors, and voting blue so as to stop "those
liberals."

[Wounded Bear]

9. Yep! nt

[PdamnedQ]

10. He's pathological. It's like he likes to be hated.

[Botany]

13. McConnell after blocking the Senate from seeing the evidence in Trump's 1st impeachment

Which was all about Trump trying to blackmail President Zelenskky of Ukraine to make up
lies about Joe Biden and his family by with holding arms that the Ukrainian Army needed
because they were in a hot war with Russia. This also helped Trump's buddy Vlad in his goal
to take over the Country.

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[Turbineguy]

14. It's likely that there are other people

who can do things for Kentuckians. Why vote for this creep?

[Justice]

18. When people say they are unhappy with the direction of this country, its because of these tactics

Mitch happy to hurt Americans to get his way and protect pharma.