Politics Thread

[bjf123]

Trump is prattling on about air traffic control standards under Obama, Biden and the Democrats in his remarks this morning. Read the room, buddy.

Was listening on the radio at work. All I was thinking is shut up already.


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[ArizonaXUGrad]

Good for them. Do you know that Sanders and Warren are 1 and 2 respectively on amount of campaign contributions from Big Pharma? It's laughable how she tried to discredit Kennedy because of making money off lawsuits....just a tiny bit hypocritical.

He can't sue while in that position. She just doesn't want him to do it after the four years in office, because she is protecting her money trail.

I have a hard time understanding why it's even legal for me to see drug advertisements on the TV or anywhere else. Drugs should exist and doctors prescribe them. Does anyone think that the opioid epidemic would be/been this large if advertising and sales people weren't allowed?

I think there are things in this world that are so necessary for the public good that the profit motive should be limited or removed entirely. Healthcare is one of those things, give it time and larger populations and water will be that as well. I have zero issue heavily regulating big Pharma, but if we see the RFK that questions every single vaccine we will be in trouble.

[GoMuskies]

I think there are things in this world that are so necessary for the public good that the profit motive should be limited or removed entirely. Healthcare is one of those things

I certainly understand and appreciate that perspective, but it's also true that incentives matter. And a lot of the really smart people who have researched and developed new drugs would have gone into banking or tech or oil and gas or something else more profitable if there could be no profit motive in healthcare. The profit motive irrefutably makes things better....to a point. There certainly needs to be a balance somewhere between unfetterd, unregulated capitalism in medicine and no profit motive.

[bobbiemcgee]

Rfk Jr got 2 million for "referrals". I.E. picking up the phone. Nice work.

[xuphan]

How do you think RFK is unqualified? There is something seriously wrong with our pharma and our food. Outside of some third world countries, we are the unhealthiest country in the world. Why is that? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist. I for one am happy to not have someone that’s been bought and paid for by the fda and pharma in this position. He’s spent most of his life infiltrating and disrupting agencies just like these, and getting rid of the corruption. That’s who we need in this position, and not someone that will just continue to do what we have been doing.

Warren made an absolute fool of herself yesterday. I mean just say “big pharma pays me a shit ton of money and I want to protect them.” At least then she wouldn’t have looked like a complete lunatic

I am not big on his vaccine stance but it is refreshing to hear his thoughts and ideas about big pharma and the FDA.

[Xville]

Trump just can’t help himself from sounding like an idiot. Sometimes, just don’t say anything at all, it’s ok donald

[94GRAD]

Trump just can’t help himself from sounding like an idiot. Sometimes, just don’t say anything at all, it’s ok donald

He needs to remind everyone that he is the smartest person in the room(and fails miserably).

[UCGRAD4X]

I have a hard time understanding why it's even legal for me to see drug advertisements on the TV or anywhere else. Drugs should exist and doctors prescribe them. Does anyone think that the opioid epidemic would be/been this large if advertising and sales people weren't allowed?

I think there are things in this world that are so necessary for the public good that the profit motive should be limited or removed entirely. Healthcare is one of those things, give it time and larger populations and water will be that as well. I have zero issue heavily regulating big Pharma, but if we see the RFK that questions every single vaccine we will be in trouble.

I still don't get the whole proliferation of drug ads. I know I've never gone to my doctor and said, "No, I don't want that Drug A you recommend. I saw a commercial, so I want Drug B."

Yet there must be mega millions spend on ads. Why?

[Strange Brew]

I still don't get the whole proliferation of drug ads. I know I've never gone to my doctor and said, "No, I don't want that Drug A you recommend. I saw a commercial, so I want Drug B."

Yet there must be mega millions spend on ads. Why?

Companies buy time from media for ads. Buy enough and…

[bobbiemcgee]

Trump is prattling on about air traffic control standards under Obama, Biden and the Democrats in his remarks this morning. Read the room, buddy.

Our hearts go out to your tragedy. What a disaster for the skate team.