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no_hypocrisy

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6. The story I heard:

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2018, 04:44 PM

May 2018

Trump doesn't give two sh*ts about the price of drugs, whether high or low.

He's lowering the prices to give a leg up to a republican running for senator in NJ. His name is Bob Hugin. He's the CEO of Celgene Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hugin
http://www.celgene.com/

Hugin is running against Bob Menendez and hasn't gained any ground b/c all he has is "Menendez disgraced the Senate and NJ and should resign."

Trump personally selected Hugin to run for the Senate notwithstanding his void of experience in government at any level. All he knows is business. (Sound familiar?)

So anyway, Trump will lower the price of drugs, give the credit for the idea to Hugin, who's running in a very very blue state.

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As Trump Prepares Plan to Lower Drug Prices, Big Pharma Girds for a Fight [View all] DonViejo May 2018 OP

It's not that I'm a huge fan of high pharma prices... jmowreader May 2018 #1

Pretty much what every civilized country does. LiberalArkie May 2018 #3

Most advanced nations use a combination of governing Hortensis May 2018 #13

Your local gov through a rate board determines electric and natl gas prices..... Bengus81 May 2018 #23

Somebody cue the "blowjob' disipinary hearing scene from Animal House now please pecosbob May 2018 #2

This is robbing innovation and the future for lower prices now bucolic_frolic May 2018 #4

Yeah, but fear not. Ligyron May 2018 #5

He'll whine about how the evil Democrats wouldn't let him fulfill his promise hatrack May 2018 #12

Exactly this, hatrack. Exactly. susanna May 2018 #18

'Cuz the Democrats' unbreakable lock on power in the House & Senate . . hatrack May 2018 #21

But why are we..... SergeStorms May 2018 #7

I don't know of any rationale for it bucolic_frolic May 2018 #9

many countries, like Canada, have a time limit on new drugs to sell the original LiberalLovinLug May 2018 #17

Nonsense. kacekwl May 2018 #15

Pharma companies can adjust by cutting advertising budget. nt NCjack May 2018 #22

The story I heard: no_hypocrisy May 2018 #6

It's all talk...nothing will happen... LeftInTX May 2018 #8

Agreed . n/t kacekwl May 2018 #16

This has to be too good to be true. nt raccoon May 2018 #10

Getting the pharmy nazis Maxheader May 2018 #11

Greasing the skids for some big "campaign donations" rurallib May 2018 #14

Bingo dalton99a May 2018 #25

Some folks have brought up R&D area51 May 2018 #19

Insurance companies, Veterans Administration, some big groups can negotiate with Pharma ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2018 #20

smoke and mirrors. push a bill with a nice sounding title that does nothing dembotoz May 2018 #24