The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

[Kriegsspiel]

1. There a lot of complicated reasons healthcare in the US is more expensive than elsewhere, and fixing it is going to be no easy task if not impossible. Having the government take it over might 'fix' it if you consider making it worse a fix.

Bernie talked again about importing drugs from Canada. A quick search doesn't show many drugs being manufactured in Canada. Seems pretty fucking fishy, as we discussed in the other thread.

2. The other Dem candidates want Medicare for all with no clue how to pay for it, so Biden is the only one that is realistic on the topic in many ways.

Warren, in particular, really seemed to dodge that when Biden kid-punched her personally.

[ochotona]

Importation from Canada really means from India. But I've done it for years (Uloric) and it has worked out fine. I have saved tens of thousands of dollars on this one compound.

My Pravachol from Costco was made in India. Big whooping deal

[dualstow]

Maybe we need a Healthcare News and Views thread.
I woke up from a nap to hear a story about ants feeding on a Vietnam veteran in a V.A. hospital.
wtf

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pent ... al-for-va/

[dualstow]

This is a few days old now, but it’s just good.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lim33dV_jfc

[sophie]

For people buying drugs from India...here's a pretty scary article to gulp down with your Valsartan:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features ... st-the-fda

Importing drugs from Canada is a crazy idea. The reason Bernie wants to do it is that Canada's government negotiates prices with the pharmaceuticals, which means they don't pay the market rates charged in the US. Removing the gag order that prevents CMS from doing the same here would be a much more direct and logical approach. The effort currently underway to limit the ability to artificially extend drug patents by tweaking formulations (e.g. the "extended release" dodge) is also quite sensible.

[Kriegsspiel]

Tim Pool's pretty fired up.

Dude Raises $1M For Charity, So Woke Journalist Digs Up 8 Year Old Tweets To DESTROY Him, Disgusting
Woke Journalist Who Dug up 8 Year Old Tweets From Carson King FIRED??! Cancel Culture BACKFIRES

I can't help but wonder if the zeitgeist is starting to turn on the SJWs.

[dualstow]

Please let it be so.
Still, I think this brushfire has a ways to burn.

[Maddy]

For people buying drugs from India...here's a pretty scary article to gulp down with your Valsartan:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features ... st-the-fda

Importing drugs from Canada is a crazy idea. The reason Bernie wants to do it is that Canada's government negotiates prices with the pharmaceuticals, which means they don't pay the market rates charged in the US. Removing the gag order that prevents CMS from doing the same here would be a much more direct and logical approach. The effort currently underway to limit the ability to artificially extend drug patents by tweaking formulations (e.g. the "extended release" dodge) is also quite sensible.

Looks like the problem was with China. (Big surprise.) To the best of my knowledge, India is the source of the lion's share of generics we see here in the U.S.

[dualstow]

Two For Tuesday

French teacher fired for not using trans student’s preferred pronouns (He called the student by his/her name)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out ... r-n1060876

Remember Smollett, or as Dave Chappelle refers to him, Juicy Smolliér?
Smollett case special prosecutor donated $1,000 to Kim Foxx’s campaign, co-hosted fundraiser
https://www.foxnews.com/us/smollett-cas ... fundraiser

[pugchief]

Breaking: Schwab to end trading commissions

Great news for everyone except people who own Schwab stock.

[dualstow]

Breaking: Schwab to end trading commissions

Great news for everyone except people who own Schwab stock.

true! Or stock in similar firms. They fell, broadly.

[sophie]

Breaking: Schwab to end trading commissions

Great news for everyone except people who own Schwab stock.

true! Or stock in similar firms. They fell, broadly.

Just got an email that TD Ameritrade is also eliminating all commissions on stocks and ETFs.

C'mon Fidelity...give!!!!!!