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AnotherMcIntosh

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34. If the focus truly was to "make it affordable," 1) no steps would have been taken to make it illegal

Reply to ProSense (Reply #15)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 12:47 PM

Dec 2012

to buy drugs in reasonably quantities from Canadian pharmacies and 2) steps would have been taken to provide Medicare for all.

Instead, big-money donors (big-pharma and big-medco) were rewarded for their support.

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Obamacare architect leaves White House for pharmaceutical industry job [View all] dkf Dec 2012 OP

Good riddance baucus, it is people like you who have helped reduce the Democratic party to one that still_one Dec 2012 #1

K&R I'm shocked! Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #2

+1 million... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #24

OMG, yes you do. It seems to become more relevant with each passing year. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #26

In partial payment for services rendered to the industry while on the taxpayer payroll. jsr Dec 2012 #3

Why am I not surprised. Whovian Dec 2012 #4

Greenwald. LOL...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #5

I refer you to post #2 hobbit709 Dec 2012 #6

It is not news that insurance lobby drafted the health plan. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #7

What a stupid argument ProSense Dec 2012 #8

stupid, and well-known OKNancy Dec 2012 #11

We have so many homeless people. Why not require people to buy more houses? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #12

Are you really ProSense Dec 2012 #15

It was based on Heritage Foundation's Recommendations though...as was Romney Care KoKo Dec 2012 #16

No ProSense Dec 2012 #17

i doubt theres much you can say iamthebandfanman Dec 2012 #18

This was passed by Democrats so you can't really blame the Republicans. dkf Dec 2012 #19

Blame? ProSense Dec 2012 #21

There are ProSense Dec 2012 #20

Need some proof to back up that statement, please. enlightenment Dec 2012 #30

Here: ProSense Dec 2012 #33

If the focus truly was to "make it affordable," 1) no steps would have been taken to make it illegal AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #34

It's Greenwald. Would you expect anything different?...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #22

good ol' Glen.... vaht? dionysus Dec 2012 #28

So you see no problem with Ms. Fowler going to work for big pharma? nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #42

K&R a2liberal Dec 2012 #9

+1 LWolf Dec 2012 #13

+2 Myrina Dec 2012 #23

+3 AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #40

This is not a payoff. It's a reward for good work. Octafish Dec 2012 #10

Figures this asswipe would go to big pharma. He knows where the dough is. lonestarnot Dec 2012 #14

What was PO's rule on the swinging door when he first arrived in the Administration? ReRe Dec 2012 #25

They can do whatever ProSense Dec 2012 #27

Ahhhhh...... ReRe Dec 2012 #31

And even if they could keep track of that, still plenty of ways they can work the swinging door. eomer Dec 2012 #39

Kind of sounds like lobbyists.... ReRe Dec 2012 #41

Is the ban being enforced? Has anyone been prosecuted? nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #43

What a surprise! *not* Cleita Dec 2012 #29

There needs to be laws against this. mountain grammy Dec 2012 #32

She done good, according to the industry, and is now being rewarded...nt joeybee12 Dec 2012 #35

The super rich are rather fond of servants who have proved their loyalty. jsr Dec 2012 #36

So very incestuous Hydra Dec 2012 #37

The ACA has done some good. But, in reality, it is fundamentally inadequate for Zorra Dec 2012 #38

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #44

Oh so you like the fact that this Former WellPoint exec practically wrote the danged thing? dkf Dec 2012 #45