Just saw a story that highlights "fake" pharmacies who buy up relatively rare drugs like cancer treating drugs only not to fill prescriptions but to drive up the price due to lack of availability. Damn.....smart business right? Where can we invest? The market will bear a lot more when you can manipulate it in this manner. Sorta like what Enron did by creating rolling blackouts due to false energy shortages, etc. I suppose if it's not illegal and you can get away with it then all is fair in name of profit right? You gotta love the way we do business.
Here's a link for others...you are so eager to post a smear against business that you didn't bother to post it. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/health/story/2012-03-21/Lawmakers-Fake-pharmacies-price-gouging-on-drugs/53687688/1 Only you would insinuate that this is the way capitalism and business works. It isn't.
At least those three Democrats don't think so. :wink: 8) Glad at least one side of the aisle is watching our back.
I know BT right? These guys hoarding drugs to drive up prices is nothing compared to what that will be..... 8)
Yep, that's pretty much correct.....imagine the pull back in research and development efforts and funding if the socialists have their way and place arbitrary caps on returns....where will the new discoveries come from.....where will the biotech firms invest
You're so right. The vast majority of the funding for research and development of new wonder drugs comes from profits in the American market. You got to love our liberal friends who complain that it's not fair that Americans pay more for drugs that those in other countries such as Canada. The principle is simple, let the 1% carry the biggest burden. The US is the richest country on earth, therefore they should pay the most for the development of new drugs. The same assholes that rant about "taxing the rich" think that Americans having to pay more for drugs is unfair. When the shoe is on their foot they should finally get it.....but they don't.
What the socialists don't realize is thatvif we continue in this direction, there will be no more turnip
Yep that's about the size of it the way the turnip keeps getting baked in the sun with no water in sight.
8) The logical end point of all these Obama policies is well known. In Russia, when it was called the Soviet Union, the people had a saying, "They pretend to pay us and we pretend to work."
I think you hit the nail on the head Gipper. The 1% is under the false impression that the entire other 99% is lazy and has more to give money wise and work wise. That must explain their dysfunctional views.
Its hard to debate with a guy who ignores $16.5 trillion dollars in debt and really believes that everything would be fine if we just tax millionaires and extra 15-20%.
Dysfunctional views? Nothing more need be said.... The socialist policies you espouse have resulted in nothing but decaying societies and failed states. Those that you criticize have built nothing but the most prosperous society the world has ever known..... The choice would not seem to be a difficult one to those capable of rational thought.....
Heck just think of all the wonder drugs that came out of Russia and Eastern Europe under all those socialist societies where price controls were the norm. I'm sure I'll think of one someday.
"The socialist policies"\ I think you're taking a stream and turning it in to an ocean here BT. I'm just trying for a sense of fairness and humanity......not socialism. The people involved are not going to make this happen without being pushed. We have lost our way ethically and morally in this country. Just once I would like to see you or someone here come to the realization that the middle class is broke.....busted.....cannot withstand these high cost healthcare increases any further. Do you not think so? Or do you think it's just great if we continue down this path we're on?
I think the problem here is that you consider yourself middle class and the rest of us are wealthy captains of industry and land barons. By your strict definition you are the innocent victim and the rest of us are greedy perpetrators. So what do we have to talk about.
Don't waste your time TOK, there were none from the eastern bloc, but I hear the Cubans and north Korea have some Mazing new miracle drug in the pipeline.....penicillin! Our gator friend seeks to cede our leadership position in innovation to a global competitor....not sure that is a good thing. We have issues with rising healthcare costs to be sure.....why did your president choose to completely ignore them? Indeed making it worse by taxing medical equipment.....how will that not increase healthcare costs?
Maybe if we can reduce some of the shortages these parasites won't be able to play the "wholesale shell game". http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/amawire/2012-july-04/2012-july-04-general_news1.shtml?P=P&C=M&G=F&M=F&I=F&W=F&Y=F&S=T