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13. Big Pharma writes the laws that let them

Sun Jun 21, 2015, 11:41 PM

Jun 2015

And the doctors put the screws to people with cancer. Unbelievable!

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Is there any limit to the greed of pharmaceutical companies? [View all] Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 OP

Short answer - NO. hifiguy Jun 2015 #1

I tend to blame our Congress Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #6

IMO, this is a great issue for Bernie, who alone ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2015 #9

True, They enable the revolving door because they profit from it. -none Jun 2015 #10

Did you see 60 Minutes this evening? ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2015 #3

Bribery and corruption. hifiguy Jun 2015 #4

Another story in that same 60 Minutes segment ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2015 #7

Big Pharma writes the laws that let them redstateblues Jun 2015 #13

My conception of greed has no limits rock Jun 2015 #8

NPR had a story on this a while ago re: MS Drugs IcyPeas Jun 2015 #11

Take the profit away from drugs and you have no more new drugs! Nt Logical Jun 2015 #12

Let's just shut them all down! Problem solved! Nt Logical Jun 2015 #15

Big Pharma just may be the biggest racket going in this country... blue neen Jun 2015 #17

I agree. Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #18

Your guess is as good as mine. blue neen Jun 2015 #19