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Economy

Farmer-Rick

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12. Capitalism at its best

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 10:03 AM

Dec 2018

Making profit off the sick, suffering and dying. These people are weaker and can be easily exploited.

The health care insurance corporations, hospitals, clinics, doctors, pharmacies and drug corporations all making huge profits off the sick and dying.

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At one time this drug was free. Now, 100 pills are $15,000. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 OP

"It's just another example of how the system has some problems that need to be fixed." pecosbob Dec 2018 #1

These aren't drug industries, they are cartels. Augiedog Dec 2018 #2

You are absolutely correct. And when they need to, they'll change their clothing erronis Dec 2018 #6

Hostage takers jmbar2 Dec 2018 #3

we used to buy our daughter's Synthroid medicine. It was about 20 dollars a month demigoddess Dec 2018 #4

Earlier today Bear Creek Dec 2018 #5

Fuck HMOs! LW1977 Dec 2018 #7

I take a generic for seizures angrychair Dec 2018 #8

If the Democrats could do something about drug prices, our country would be Democratic for years. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #9

What could get drug prices down? mwooldri Dec 2018 #10

It doesn't stop them from making and selling SoCalNative Dec 2018 #11

Capitalism at its best Farmer-Rick Dec 2018 #12