And we can’t even get a vote on Medicare for All.
Eric Feigl-Ding
 @DrEricDing
6 May 2021
Replying to @DrEricDing
3) Let this sink in: In 2018: J&J CEO made $30M Pfizer CEO made $28M Merck CEO made $18M Eli Lilly CEO made $16M Gilead CEO made $16M While: 📌Americans spent $535B on Rx drugs 📌1/4 of diabetics rationed insulin to survive 📌500K Americans went bankrupt from medical bills.

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??? Why would there be a vote on Medicare for All? This is just a @DNC @TheDemocrats talking point during campaigns. Don't expect it to be a legislative issue, they need to keep it in their back pocket for the next election cycle, (along with racism & identity politics).
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Which is why the US is a Plutocracy, not a Republic and no where close to a Democracy. We can change it anytime we like, no permission required. #DirectDemocracy #GiftEconomy
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Perhaps this industry needs to be ... "Regulated"...
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Until our politicians stop taking billions from our pharmaceutical companies, nothing will change
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Will commerce ever be just?
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That tells you everything 🙄
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It's barely part of the conversation anymore.
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But what if getting an actual floor vote sets the movement back said no one ever.
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tbh, I think they earned their paycheck at Pfizer and J&J this year
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