I was speaking to a man in Australia whose father is kept alive due to a pill that costs $30,000. I repeat that, $30,000. The medicine is entirely paid for by Australia’s universal healthcare system, for no other reason than that he is a citizen.1/3

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Nothing like that exists here; we’ve been trained to expect crumbs. “Of, by and for the people” has been supplanted by 'of, by and for the corporations,' in this case Big Pharma. Thousand suffer and die each year so a soulless, perverted form of capitalism might live 2/3
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Schumer touting this bill as something we should be excited about is pathetic. He should be naming names & taking no prisoners, expressing outrage felt by millions that our govt could do no better than get such tiny concessions from the cold & greedy fingers of Big Pharma. 3/3
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Replying to @marwilliamson @DrDooleyMD
In America, we prefer paying for-profit insurance companies instead, making them billions in profits and paying for their huge overhead costs.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
I am truly sorry that Big Pharma has captured your soul and the soul of the vast majority; yet it’s like with Vampires: sure they seduce us, yet we invite them across the threshold: Repent/Rejoice Drs: Gerson/Wigmore/Jesen/Blood Type/Macrobiotics peace/stability/freedom/joy❤️
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Just so you know, the CIA participated in the removal of the man who gave us public health. You need to get rid of the CIA. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Replying to @marwilliamson @ninaturner
No pill should cost $30,000. This is also about Australia feeding public revenue into corporate pockets.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Same here. In Italy someone I know very well had a 27,000 euro medicine fully paid.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Americans are literally the only people surprised by this.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
REpubs won't approve of it. They want to get rid of SSI here as well. If it were up to them we wouldn't have ACA
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Replying to @marwilliamson
You understand we are going to change the tax system. That means we need to add a national VAT - and an add'l healthcare deduction from employees paychecks. So basically you are looking at 10% tax on every person, plus must buy health insurance
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Please don't advertise our healthcare system. Our good example is seen as a threat. We don't want big pharma to penalise us and start jacking up their prices.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
$30,000 ? That some sick arse shat!
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