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    Sparks flew on Capitol Hill Thursday as the CEOs of three drug companies faced questions from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions about why drug prices are so much higher in the United States than they are in the rest of the world. The executives from Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson and Merck spent almost three hours in front of the committee going back and forth about pricing practices and how the companies spend their money. "We are all aware of the many important lifesaving drugs that your companies have produced," said a noticeably subdued Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont ... (full story)

This is funny as hell. This is why nothing gets accomplished in America. These are the real crooks but now they want an all-out war with Prop Firms instead of going after these criminals.
It's pretty sad that one would be better off to take a nice, luxury vacation trip out of the country each year and purchase a goodly amount of the needed drug while there and still come out ahead. Too bad you'd feel to crummy to enjoy it.
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It's pretty sad that one would be better off to take a nice, luxury vacation trip out of the country each year and purchase a goodly amount of the needed drug while there and still come out ahead. Too bad you'd feel to crummy to enjoy it.
I don't think you can do that anymore, I'm sure U.S. Customs would seize them, could be wrong though.
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Meanwhile, these senators are heavily invested I these companies. What a dog and pony show
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  • Posted: Feb 9, 2024 1:05am
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