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re: Cost Of Life-Saving EpiPen Injectors Soars To $700 A Set
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:25 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:25 pm to Darth_Vader
$1 worth of materials being sold for $700...that shows what an insane amount of liability there is in the sale of that product.
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Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:25 pm to yoga girl
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Why do we keep electing so many dirtbags? We can't do better than this?
Well, there will always be dirtbags. There is no difference in the corporate dirtbags you loathe and the government dirtbags you try to empower. You will never be able to get rid them completely, you can only mitigate their ability to be dirtbags.
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I'm sick of seeing people without money go into office and come out rich.
Who is this happening to?
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:25 pm to yoga girl
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Why do we keep electing so many dirtbags? We can't do better than this?
I'm sick of seeing people without money go into office and come out rich.
Probably because narcissistic sociopaths are the most likely people to run for office.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:28 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Probably because narcissistic sociopaths are the most likely people to run for office.
Finally, something we agree on.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:28 pm to yoga girl
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Why do we keep electing so many dirtbags? We can't do better than this?
I'm sick of seeing people without money go into office and come out rich.
Maybe it's because the profession attracts the corrupt, which is a good fricking reason to keep the size, scope, and power of government in check.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:29 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
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Who is this happening to?
Some guy here will get elected county commissioner, won't have squat when elected, but by the time he's out he'll have a nice house, some land, etc.
The Clintons are a good example.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:31 pm to yoga girl
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Finally, something we agree on.
We probably agree on a lot, but have different solutions to the problem. No one likes paying more, but competition, not price capping is the best method of ensuring affordability.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:33 pm to SidewalkDawg
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Maybe it's because the profession attracts the corrupt, which is a good fricking reason to keep the size, scope, and power of government in check.
I wish someone like Ron Paul would be running. This might surprise you, but I have a lot of libertarian in me. But, I figure we're stuck with big government so might as well put it to good use.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:34 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:34 pm to LSUFanHouston
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If you are concerned about this, there are ways to address this using monetary and non-monetary things.
For example, we could offer double R&D tax credits for research into certain medical conditions. We could also target government/public research university funding into those areas.
So the solutions to the problems of government intervention and unintended consequences is more government intervention.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:35 pm to DeoreDX
I take allergy shots and it pisses me off when they expire. I know they're still good after a yr. Nothing but a racket
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:43 pm to yoga girl
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I wish someone like Ron Paul would be running. This might surprise you, but I have a lot of libertarian in me
What would he think about your suggestion for price caps and turning the office of President into a pen-wielding dictator?
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But, I figure we're stuck with big government so might as well put it to good use.
frick me
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:43 pm to CapperVin
Dog heartworm medicine is another racket - there is an easy cheap alternative that uses the same ingredient.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:45 pm to yoga girl
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But, I figure we're stuck with big government so might as well put it to good use.
That's the problem, there is no good use. The larger it grows the more problems it creates.
"Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence."
-Thomas Jefferson
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:56 pm to Spankum
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$1 worth of materials being sold for $700...that shows what an insane amount of liability there is in the sale of that product.
bullshite. This is pure greed. If you don't buy it your kid might die. People have to buy it.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 3:04 pm to yoga girl
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I have concerns about the market at times, for example, I have BH stock but Buffett is buying a lot of Apple stock and Apple is a gouging company in my opinion.
B shares at best.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 3:08 pm to chryso
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bullshite. This is pure greed. If you don't buy it your kid might die. People have to buy it.
Nah, this is legit marketing, lobbying, and failure by competitors. The FDA used to require a previous case of anaphylaxis before an EpiPen could be prescribed. That restriction was removed and anyone "at risk" can now get a prescription. They also marketed the hell out of the pen and now almost every school system has multiple group prescriptions.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 3:13 pm to chryso
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If you don't buy it your kid might die. People have to buy it.
sounds pretty valuable to me.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 3:21 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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You're starting to get it. Government is the problem.
Both are a problem. The government enables them.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 3:22 pm to Topwater Trout
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If you don't buy it your kid might die. People have to buy it.
sounds pretty valuable to me.
No shite. Good business to be in if you can crack it.
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