A joint study between Yale University, King’s College Hospital in London and Doctors Without Borders found a single shot could be made for just 89 cents.
And it’s not just Manchin, by the way. Remember how instrumental Rep. James Clyburn was in sacking Bernie Sanders during the 2020 presidential primaries? Well, one of the reasons might have been this:
Instead of scolding working-class voters for making poor choices, perhaps they should look in the mirror and ask themselves why they choose to work with people who are hostile to these voters.
Senator Bernie Sanders is preparing to grill the CEOs of three major pharmaceutical companies.
Sanders: The reason is that the pharmaceutical industry is an extremely greedy industry. Their goal is simply to make as much money as they possibly can. Every other major industrialized country has—in one form or another—national healthcare programs, which, among other things, guarantees healthcare to all of their people, but also puts them in a position to negotiate the prices of drugs with the companies.
The problem, in a nutshell, is this:
Manchin received large campaign contributions from daughter’s company amid EpiPen scandal
And it’s not just Manchin, by the way. Remember how instrumental Rep. James Clyburn was in sacking Bernie Sanders during the 2020 presidential primaries? Well, one of the reasons might have been this:
Clyburn has taken more than $1 million in pharma money in a decade, far surpassing peers
Instead of scolding working-class voters for making poor choices, perhaps they should look in the mirror and ask themselves why they choose to work with people who are hostile to these voters.
From Time magazine (via Internet Archive):