ACP45 wrote:
Consider the following, and then think upon the implications of what this entails!
"P****r rakes in $81 billion a year, making it the 28th most valuable company in the world. Johnson & Johnson ranks 15th, with $93.77 billion. To put things into perspective, that makes said companies wealthier than most countries in the world. And thanks to those astronomical profit margins, the Pharmaceuticals and Health Products industry is able to spend more on lobbying than any other industry in America.
While big pharma lobbying can take several different forms, these companies tend to target their contributions to senior legislators in Congress — you know, the ones they need to keep in their corner, because they have the power to draft healthcare laws. P****r has outspent its peers in six of the last eight e******n cycles, coughing up almost $9.7 million. During the 2016 e******n, pharmaceutical companies gave more than $7 million to 97 senators at an average of $75,000 per member. They also contributed $6.3 million to president Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign. The question is: what did big pharma get in return?
https://medium.com/@bexstrong/big-pharma-corruption-and-lawsuits-amidst-c***d-v*****e-c734a494b776
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It's all about the money. To hell with everything and everybody else. That's how our "government" works.