Comments by "Voix de la raison" (@voixdelaraison593) on "CNN reporter gets emotional discussing report on drug company price hikes and bribes" video.

  1. Lou Hayhurst In your ironic list you managed to nail a couple of near truths. I take it by your response you are not a reader and do not have a knowledge of history. America has seen Oligarchs, Robber Barons, and Monopolies before, early 20th Century. A Republican Teddy Roosevelt fixed some of the problem with Trust Busting and Regulation. This was back when Republicans tended to be honest and Democrats tended to be corrupt and racist - Southern Blue Dog Democrats. Over time Teddy’s fix has been forgotten, Republicans have become corrupt and racist, and Democrats have become more honest and not racist. The switch started in the 60s. Yes, Republicans are primarily to blame here because of their undying faith in free markets - free markets only work with honest corporations, lots of competition, and good government oversight through regulation and enforcement. Some Democrats have sold their soul to corporations but Republicans hold the record for lock step resistance to any market interventions. Example, why is Medicaid/Medicare not allowed to negotiate drug prices? Answer: The Patriot Act. Say what? Yup, the Patriot Act. It also, prohibits the re importation of drugs sold by American Pharmaceutical companies to Canada and Mexico at bargain prices. Who would make such an amendment? Republicans. So much for run government like a business. Bottom line is, that Trump is just another person who talks big and means nothing on this issue.
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  2. ihave35cents At one time Goebbles had 100% of the German News market. It started with the hard core 30% and then became the official State News. By the way Bullshit on FAUX gaining viewers.
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  3. William Euler Love the Manfred Man reference “blinded by the” right.
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  4. Herman Lipshitz So Herman, how is an Atheist different than a Republican? Answer: An Atheists is more honest about his relationship with Jesus.
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  5. Oh good God, what does it take to get Congress and the presidents attention on this issue. May all that are apart of these drug swindles, CEOs to Politicians, be dammed to Hell for taking advantage of all of us.
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  6. Iridescent ink You can trace budget deficits directly to tax cuts. Overlay a tax cut timeline graph with a deficit graph and you will see an X. Taxes going down deficits going up. Unfortunately, trickle down has been a failure for 80% of the country.
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  7. Dearly Diane I agree. She may be slimy but she is smart, organized, and capable. Trump is the 5th horse of the Apocalypse, not smart, not organized, and not capable.
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  8. Dearly Diane I would agree that Hillary is far more nuanced in how she gets her money than Trump.
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  9. Lou Hayhurst Was I wrong.? You repeated some of what I wrote about covering past history. You ignored my finishing statement about Trump, and you made claims about my party affiliation not supported by what I wrote. So once again I ask, Do you read? As for the Green New Deal, I have not read it. In listening to a diverse panel discuss the GND, I gathered it is an aspirational paper by AOC that is not well thought out much like Trickle Down Economics. In other words it makes promises it can’t deliver. By the way reader boy I have read all 448 pages, with annotations, of the Muller Report. Does your thirst for reading Green New Deal also allow you to read the Muller Report?
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  10. Dearly Diane You made me snicker 😂. Thank you for thinking I am rich. No, I am just normal other than I enjoy gathering knowledge about a wide variety of things. I believe people refer to that as Geeking.
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  11. Lou Hayhurst Are you suggesting a Roth IRA because you believe Trump’s tax cuts will bankrupt the country causing higher tax rates? Further, why would you suggest mommy go to the bank for a Roth? Don’t you have faith in the market?
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  12. Herman Lipshitz Please detail the “Double Standards” you refer to. I am curious as to how well informed you are.
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  13. William Euler Good job in spotting deflection. Another tactic that Alt Righters use is the Straw Man argument. Hanity, Tucker, and that blonde bitch are pros with Straw Man arguments.
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  14. Dearly Diane I am not so sure Hillary can’t be bought but not to this level. This is Democrat problem but a Republican cardinal sin. The free market does not work in our current Health Care System. All the Aces in the deck are held by Drug Companies, Hospitals, Health Care Providers, and Insurance Companies. I had a bad reaction to a new drug I was to start and we called 911. My wife could not get me to the car and thus hospital. After receiving a shot that countered my reaction everything was good. Went home within an hour of the shot. In summary, $1,500 for ambulance, $2.000 for the 5 minutes it to the doctor to give me a shot, and $5,000 for the 2 hour hospital stay. I say Bullshit on the outrageous cost of care. Next time, God forbid, I think I will just take my chances.
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