[thunderous_funker]

Lobbyists win and privatization once again is passed off as "reform".

Problem: Skyrocketing drug costs bankrupting Medicare and burdening Seniors

Solution: Massive government handout

Yep. The Congress has missed the point once again.

So instead of actually addressing the problem of skyrocketing drug costs, the Congress decided we should give the Pharm Industry another $400 Billion (and probably a lot more) of taxpayer money.

Oh, and instead of keeping the new money in Medicare so that, as the largest buyer, it could negotiate prices with more leverage and clout, Congress decided to give the money to HMO's instead.

How did your Senator vote?

Surprise, surprise. Kerry abstains again (he's 0 for 3 now). So did Lieberman (1/3).

[mr. natural]

And Kerry wonders why his pre-primary poll numbers are dropping.

Sheeit! I just wish some one would blow up the whole lot of them during the next State of the Union address and save us all the pork-bellied grief they cause.

[petehammer]

Ah you dumb liberals.

Governments handouts to individuals (aka Welfare)? Bad.
Huge government handouts to pharmaceutical companies and HMOs? Good.

Just go by this logic and everything will be okay.

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[Lerkfish]

Originally posted by petehammer:
Ah you dumb liberals.

Governments handouts to individuals (aka Welfare)? Bad.
Huge government handouts to pharmaceutical companies and HMOs? Good.

Just go by this logic and everything will be okay.

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LOL!