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

Jul 28, 2022 · 8:43 AM UTC

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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
But they'll hunt people down to jab them and won't let a perfectly healthy person in their country.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Absolutely! And we still have plenty of room to do better 🇦🇺… after all, access to quality healthcare is a human right.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Why does a pill cost $30,000 though?
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Imagine being treated with the medicine your doctor wants you to take, and not the most cost effective ones the insurance companies override doctors, and want you to take.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
That's what happens when the signers of the Constitution are wealthy landowners who believe some of us are 3/5 person, an entire gender is excluded and Capitalism is our religion.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
We have that in Canada. Just recently in Dominican Republic and ended up in hospital. No universal health care. So glad to get back to Canada.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Then why do you push people to vote for Democrats??
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Replying to @marwilliamson
I am in Ontario. While universal health care allows for accessible care, it is not perfect. My father died of water in his lungs because Ont does not do a procedure that would clear it. This procedure was available to my aunt in Michigan. We could not even pay for the procedure
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Replying to @marwilliamson
So why did you endorse Biden? You knew he was bought off by corporations
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Replying to @marwilliamson
More important question: could he get that pill if he was unvaxxed?