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The States Are The Laboratories of Democracy!

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The States Are The Laboratories of Democracy!
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The States Are The Laboratories of Democracy!
August 18, 2016 at 4:37 pm
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RE: The States Are The Laboratories of Democracy!
August 18, 2016 at 5:23 pm
The pharmacological industry is manifestly NOT interested in producing low-cost, highly effective meds. Why should they be? Healthy poor people are a lousy target market.

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RE: The States Are The Laboratories of Democracy!
August 18, 2016 at 7:01 pm
A very good example of why unchained capitalism would be a nightmare. Many countries subsidy healthcare with tax money and offer at the very least affordable care to it's citizens. In my opinion this should be one fundamental human right in a civilized society. Along with access to clean water and at the very least food. With no strings attached.
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August 18, 2016 at 7:02 pm
Worse they seem to be more interested in creating drugs for non-existent problems ( restless leg syndrome?  non-24? ) than trying to find drugs which could deal with antibiotic resistant bacteria.

They don't want to cure anything....they just want you to take their fucking pill for the rest of your life.
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RE: The States Are The Laboratories of Democracy!
August 18, 2016 at 8:35 pm
(August 18, 2016 at 7:02 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Worse they seem to be more interested in creating drugs for non-existent problems ( restless leg syndrome?  non-24? ) than trying to find drugs which could deal with antibiotic resistant bacteria.

They don't want to cure anything....they just want you to take their fucking pill for the rest of your life.

It pays to treat the symptoms than to cure it. 
Ethically wrong but you know shit happens this is the U.S. healthcare system in a nutshell.
I mean after all you get punished by your insurance since you earn a decent wage while those
who are struggling paycheck to paycheck get cheaper insurance than those who earn more. 
I mean after all paying for the penalty is cheaper for not having health insurance in the end
than having it. But... it's ridiculous just ridiculous to penalize the uninsured But hey this is america
and WE LOVE capitalism.
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August 18, 2016 at 8:47 pm
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RE: The States Are The Laboratories of Democracy!
August 18, 2016 at 9:22 pm
I'm not super well versed in this topic or anything, but if socialized medicine was a better model for making drugs to cure diseases wouldn't one of the countries that has it have invented all these super cures by now?
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August 18, 2016 at 9:38 pm
And if letting rich corporate criminals run roughshod over everyone was such a great fucking idea how come we haven't done it either?
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August 18, 2016 at 10:43 pm
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August 18, 2016 at 11:12 pm
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