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Honeycombe8

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21. Well, Shkreli IS pharma, and what he did was legal.
Mon May 7, 2018, 01:28 AM
May 2018

He was jailed for defrauding other rich guys...some sort of money scheme. Probably like Trump pulls.

60 Minutes is covering Big Pharma [View all] Honeycombe8 May 2018 OP
and MONOPOLY! elleng May 2018 #1
The Evils of Big Pharma Exposed StarryNite May 2018 #2
Excellent article. Said better than I've ever heard it said. nt Honeycombe8 May 2018 #10
"globalrearch.ca" is a far-right Canadian news source, it's even worse than Fox. Archae May 2018 #15
Looking at their articles I would say that is not at all accurate. Exotica May 2018 #22
Information about "global research" Archae May 2018 #23
that only shows that they are not "RW" as you laid out, Exotica May 2018 #24
So we should use "Infowars" and Faux "news" as sources too? Archae May 2018 #25
I never said "all" pharma companies were evil or greedy, so that's a non sequitur Exotica May 2018 #28
I'll give you just one example... Archae May 2018 #31
like I said, I never claimed Global Research was anywhere near 100% legit Exotica May 2018 #32
It's an anti-Trump, anti-discrimination, pro-environmental site, looks like. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #38
Drop your prices or we safeinOhio May 2018 #3
+1 dalton99a May 2018 #4
A better route would be to tie patent durations to the fairness of drug pricing. Blue_true May 2018 #5
That industry paid millions lobbying safeinOhio May 2018 #6
+1. nt Honeycombe8 May 2018 #11
I saw that segment. Ilsa May 2018 #7
And they pay large amounts of $$ the people who WRITE the laws Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #8
Oh you mean like ALEC and K street? YOHABLO May 2018 #9
Yep. THIS is one of the problems. Some of the politicians go to work in Pharma when they leave. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #12
They write the laws themselves and hand them to their shills. ooky May 2018 #13
Something needs to be done about drug prices, but drugs are only about 10% of healthcare Hoyt May 2018 #14
I read it's about 20% of the cost. To the person who needs it, it's everything, though. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #20
Definitely agree with second sentence. 2016 government report says 10%. But, point I'm making is Hoyt May 2018 #30
When a pharma giant is doing well, it has SO much money to throw around, it's ridiculous. BobTheSubgenius May 2018 #16
That's what happens when you depend on private industry to run healthcare Victor_c3 May 2018 #17
I know John Edwards blew it, BUT... LisaM May 2018 #18
"Why is health care so expensive? Because the fix is in" mitch96 May 2018 #19
Well, Shkreli IS pharma, and what he did was legal. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #21
Same happened to Martha Stewart mitch96 May 2018 #29
Some Democrats are owned by BIG PHARMA and should be scrutinized for that relationship. democratisphere May 2018 #26
+1 dalton99a May 2018 #27
It's not only pricing DFW May 2018 #33
Tandrilax - here's some information MineralMan May 2018 #34
The beauty of Tandrilax was that I needed only one, and that did the trick DFW May 2018 #35
I understand. But, it's not a miracle drug. MineralMan May 2018 #36
That could all be. I wouldn't know DFW May 2018 #37
That pill is not still working. All of the ingredients were dealt with by MineralMan May 2018 #39
I realize that the ingredients were gone quickly DFW May 2018 #44
It sounds like it removed inflammation. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #41
Thanks. I'm going to write that down, for when I need it. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #40
Since it's OTC stuff, it's worth a try. MineralMan May 2018 #43
An mportant distinction for sure DFW May 2018 #45
Yup. MineralMan May 2018 #46
Our orthopedist here said: DFW May 2018 #47
Pretty accurate. MineralMan May 2018 #48
Yeah...like yu, I get the regular inflammation back pain sometimes. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #49
It's called FREEDOM budkin May 2018 #42
My pharmacy bills are about $300 a month. That's with insurance. hunter May 2018 #50
And yet, many want to leave Mexico and its cheap medications to come here... Honeycombe8 May 2018 #51
There was a little shop in our town catering to farmworkers... hunter May 2018 #52
Wow. Lots of information. Thanks. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #53
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