Phil1111

Especially the "rusting materials" and "wall foundations" that will erode away. Sometimes the red meat that GOP supporters eat is just astonishing. Five day old skunk roadkill might be better for them.

Analysis is never his strong point. You might try whistling in a hurricane for better results.

For certain.

Hey its all appreciated. The US subsidy of pharma, medical science and its military spending. Has Canada riding its coattails all the way. Now Canada can have national childcare and new early education system.

"The story told us of a pharmaceutical giant called Amgen and three senators so close to it they might be entries on its balance sheet: Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Democratic Senator Max Baucus, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and that powerful committee’s ranking Republican, Orrin Hatch. A trio of perpetrators who treat the United States treasury as if it were a cash-and-carry annex of corporate America. The Times story described how Amgen got a huge hidden gift from unnamed members of Congress and their staffers. They slipped an eleventh-hour loophole into the New Year’s Eve deal that kept the government from going over the fiscal cliff. When the sun rose in the morning, there it was, a richly embroidered loophole for Amgen that will cost taxpayers a cool half a billion dollars. Amgen is the world’s largest biotechnology firm, a drug maker that sells a variety of medications. The little clause they secretly sneaked into the fiscal cliff bill gives the company two more years of relief from Medicare cost controls for certain drugs used by patients who are on kidney dialysis, including a pill called Sensipar, manufactured by Amgen.... just weeks before this backroom betrayal of the public interest by elected officials....Amgen agreed to pay $762 million in criminal and civil penalties; the company had been caught illegally marketing another one of its drugs."

A sucker for allowing money, PACs and lobbyists to rule important public policy. Here’s How Much McConnell Got From Big Pharma After Nixing a Bill to Lower Drug Prices $50k for selling out America on one vote.

Well there is the US. President Obama introduced a modest semi-universal health care system. Then trump got some juicy donations to his party and pressure from lobbyists. So it went back a 1/2 step. The authors of this new book: The Great American Healthcare Scam: How Kickbacks, Collusion and Propaganda Have Exploded Healthcare Costs in the United States Two physicians published a segment of the book here. "the financial reports of the 13 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. It shows that 45% of their total combined revenue since 2011 came solely from sales the U.S." The world appreciates Americans rich and poor subsidizing every one else s drug costs. The chart below has Canadian prices in Canadian dollars. US prices in US dollars with no correction for exchange. So Canadian prices are an even 20% cheaper. Medication and Dose Price in the US Price in Canada Brilinta 90 mg $5.99 per pill $1.67 per pill Gilenya 0.5 mg $265.03 per capsule $91.30 per capsule Humalog Insulin 100 units/ml $26.14 per ml $2.78 per ml Pradaxa 150 mg $6.92 per capsule $1.78 per capsule Spiriva 18 mcg $13.72 per capsule $1.91 per capsule Xarelto 20 mg $14.37 per pill $3.07 per pill

Biden beats Trump in poll of first 100 days by 12 points 'Biden’s overall approval rate was 60 percent, well above Trump’s 48 percent approaching 100 days in office." The bar wasn't high.

No, can't name a country.. Western country after western country has moved to universal care because of the economics. The competition models result in waste, duplication and additional record keeping costs. IMO President Biden should not lose focus on sharpening the ACA act or moving further on universal care. Because there is still 2% of GDP waste in the US model.

Agree

Speaking of being treated. Did you get a dose in N. Dakota yet?

Now you're just being silly!

He is well informed. The donations from PAC's to the GOP. Which went from $135 million in 2018 to over $400 million last year.Has painted a narrative that the GOP loves. He's swallowed the industries "free market" spin, hook line and sinker. Nobody knows better where their bread is buttered than US pharma and health care.Bill exorbitantly, donate to the GOP, the base swallows the messaging. Continue.

While thats all true jakee has a point. Russia and China also have so called "bills of rights". Its not getting their citizens anywhere.

Is it no-duty Caribbean rum that initiates such gems?

While the "Patriots have their 17th straight season with 10+ wins, passing the 1983-98 49ers for the longest streak in NFL history. Here in SC we have our own winning streak.

Whatever happened to President Biden and restoring American leadership in the world? Has trump so degraded political debate that everything is about the analysis of "pussy"? Or has the increase in everyone's 401k made everyone giddy?

Yes today its announced US GDP growth at 6.4% under the first quarter of President Biden's administration. Since "V" day 2020, i.e. US election day, the US stock market is up 19% Covid is starting to retreat into history...Meanwhile the right spreads false rumors about the government limiting meat consumption. Too bad truth and facts on FOX are difficult issues to understand. Because after all FOX knows its market.

Its discouraging to have the only active conservatives in SC completely unable to deal with serious issues. The President announced what i understand to be a $4 trillion spending plan. An effort to expand social programs. Yet obscure rap b.s. is the concern. Since William Buckley died it seems as if serious factual debate from the right died.

But if there is a video thats all the evidence thats needed. What? The video says deadly force was necessary and no deescalation by LE was necessary? OK the investigation and clearing the cops can be concluded right now. Yet the girl with the knife had been armed for at least 15 minutes prior to the cop showing up.Nobody else was removed from the scene of the shooting having been injured. What if the girl with the knife was defending herself? What if the girls she lunged at were the aggressors and had been so for what would have been over 15 minutes? You seem to think that the video is all the evidence thats necessary. Yet you concede that it depends on the situation. I'm done making the point that one video is not open and shut Prima Facie of what occurred.

The internet as it exists today just lets us know whats been going on for the last couple thousand years.

There is some dispute as to whether or not the 16 YO FM who was killed by police made the 911 call. The call said there was some armed girls with knives trying to assault someones grandmother. The police arrived 12 minutes after the call. Think about it.

The London tabloids have nothing on FOX, the Murdoch news empire and other far left/right looney-tune websites. Which all goes to Keith's idea of vetting.

Keep in mind that the girl with the knife was acting out of control for quite a while before the cop got there. The people around her had ample opportunity to run away or to distance themselves from her. They didn't. Without statements from EVERYONE. The video can portray the event in a light inconsistent with the totality of events. Otherwise i agree with what you're saying.

The heaviest load goes to those with the broadest shoulders. Who carry the load w/o complaining because leaders lead by example.