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carbon-mantis Collector Of Fine Oddities from Trumpland Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Married to my murderer
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#404351: Mar 17th 2023 at 1:31:20 AM

From what I've read, they're actually inflating the "sticker price" of insulin (a 10ml vial retailing for $300 is jumping to $500-600) then selling it for $35 and claiming the difference as something akin to a tax deductible charitable contribution.

The whole $35 thing also only applies to some of their older injectable insulin (biggest market share is likely fast acting Humalog and 24 hour basals) and doesn't apply to the newest varieties which Lily for example is heavily pushing since they've finally lost the exclusive patents to the older ones. The new non discounted ones will likely fully replace the older ones for Type 1 diabetics on insulin pumps and push the impoverished ones into relying on old fashioned injections instead.

Novo Nordisks's 75% cut is pretty laughable, since theirs often run at $600+ it'll still put a prescription well in excess of $100/mo (roughly what someone on average US health insurance will pay in copays) while they get the tax boons too.

It's a small help for the consumer at least.

Edited by carbon-mantis on Mar 17th 2023 at 4:33:44 AM

Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#404352: Mar 17th 2023 at 2:13:45 AM

That is how Big Pharma make their money, as much as we like to dunk on them for being profit-seeking vampires (which they are, of course). All of the costs for new drugs tend to be up-front, in R&D and in getting approval; actually synthesizing drugs is dirt cheap and anyone can do it if they have the data. So the cost of R&D has to be earned back in the patent period, because afterwards, the price the drug can sell for falls almost to cost.

In a single-payer system, the government would be able to work out contracts for the R&D and manufacturing firms to guarantee a reasonable profit without burdening the consumer, but that's commie talk.

Edited by Ramidel on Mar 17th 2023 at 1:14:42 AM

speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#404354: Mar 17th 2023 at 6:30:09 AM

Presumably hoping Putin can give him support in his campaign.

Now there's a spooky thought. Well it happened last time but with the current situation, it certainly would be treason at this point.

Edited by RedHunter543 on Mar 17th 2023 at 9:30:59 PM

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#404355: Mar 17th 2023 at 6:31:18 AM

Florida HB 999, which just reached the state Senate, would ban colleges from supporting any “any programs or campus activities that espouse diversity, equity, or inclusion or Critical Race Theory rhetoric.”

Edited by tclittle on Mar 17th 2023 at 8:31:37 AM

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SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#404356: Mar 17th 2023 at 6:54:26 AM

That’s gotta be unconstitutional, right?

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#404357: Mar 17th 2023 at 7:01:16 AM

He might be lashing out because the walls are closing in on him.

The walls have been "closing in on him" for seven years. I'll believe it when I see it.

Presumably hoping Putin can give him support in his campaign.

Now there's a spooky thought. Well it happened last time but with the current situation, it certainly would be treason at this point.

Russian interference is here to stay. It wasn't just a one-time thing for 2016; They've been peddling influence in every election since. Here's an article on Russian interference in the 2022 mid-term.

If Trump wins the nomination, Moscow will most certainly be at it again, pushing disinformation and trying to get their guy into office. But they'll probably do that for any Republican. The Right's gone hard-friendly to Russia after learning that Putin will help them get elected.

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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
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#404358: Mar 17th 2023 at 7:03:52 AM

A party of traitors, one and all.

Disgusted, but not surprised
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#404359: Mar 17th 2023 at 7:07:47 AM

[up][up] Christ, this is some really terrifying shit NGL.

Look, I have misgivings about feeling railroaded into voting democrat, but dang it, guess I'm voting democrat next election because the alternative is a party selling out to Russia.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#404360: Mar 17th 2023 at 7:17:57 AM

Until we can find a way to steer the Overton window sufficiently left that's what we're stuck with.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#404361: Mar 17th 2023 at 7:19:50 AM

The only way to steer that window away from rightwing bullshit is for the rightwing to keep losing elections.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#404362: Mar 17th 2023 at 7:21:40 AM

It’s weird to me because the US’s relations with Russia got significantly worse under Trump, not better…

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#404363: Mar 17th 2023 at 7:21:56 AM

[up][up][up] Yeah I've long accepted it since believe it or not, I tried giving Republican policies a look and see if I could find anything of value there.

And while there ARE things I agree with at least with certain economic plans, I find most of this to be pretty repulsive.

I feel like not being a bigoted asshole kind of alienates me from swinging to the right politically by default.

[up] Oh but Trump and the Republican's relations to Putin have increased. That's the trick.

Edited by RedHunter543 on Mar 17th 2023 at 10:22:31 PM

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#404364: Mar 17th 2023 at 8:13:26 AM

Anything that could possibly be of value from the Republicans at this point is somewhere within the right half of the Democratic party with 90% less fascism tied to it.

fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#404365: Mar 17th 2023 at 8:20:52 AM

The Democrats can be disappointing or disillusioning to some people, which I can understand.

The Republicans should be TERRIFYING to most people and you have to fight with the tools you have under the current political system. Your vote matters, otherwise there wouldn’t be feverish attempts to negate it by disenfranchisement or gerrymandering. Preventing the worst outcome is part of your civic duty as a citizen and you can only affect the system by participating in it.

If there’s one mantra to keep in mind when it comes to US politics today, it’s this: we ain’t out of the woods yet. We may never be totally out of the depths of this absurd and dangerous forest we’ve found ourselves in our lifetime. But if we can’t stop seeing trees around us, let’s at least make enough progress to get to a thinner canopy so we could see the beautiful blue sky once again.

…Also, Speedy, what happened to your avatar?

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#404366: Mar 17th 2023 at 8:33:34 AM

The greatest trick the conservatives ever pulled was to convince the world that human, civil, and political rights were a historical footnote and all related matters had been resolved long ago.

Edited by TobiasDrake on Mar 17th 2023 at 8:34:15 AM

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speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#404367: Mar 17th 2023 at 8:43:51 AM

…Also, Speedy, what happened to your avatar?
I removed it because I was getting tired of it. I can pick a new one if it's that important to you. :p

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#404368: Mar 17th 2023 at 9:01:33 AM

Federal appeals court blocks enforcement of Florida 'Stop W.O.K.E. Act' – The ruling also says that any motion for reconsideration of the ruling is to be treated as a "non-emergency matter."

https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/federal-appeals-court-blocks-enforcement-of-florida-stop-w-o-k-e-act/

A three-judge panel upheld an injunction against the so-called “Stop W.O.K.E. Act,” which De Santis has said provides teachers with “tools to stand up against discrimination and woke indoctrination.” The legislation — HB 7, formally called the “Stop Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act” — is aimed at blocking teachers from offering their opinions on what De Santis described as “pernicious ideologies” that could potentially make students, because of their race, feel personally responsible for past racism, sexism, or other discrimination in the U.S.

...

A federal district judge issued an injunction blocking enforcement of the law in November. On Thursday, three judges on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that ruling.

“Appellants’ motions to stay injunction pending appeal are DENIED,” the ruling said (emphasis in original).

The tersely worded order came with additional instructions, should the defendants decide to challenge the ruling.

“The Clerk is DIRECTED to treat any motion for reconsideration of this order as a non-emergency matter,” the order said.

The order was signed by U.S. Circuit Judges Charles Wilson, a Bill Clinton appointee, and Britt Grant and Barbara Lagoa, both Donald Trump appointees.

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#404369: Mar 17th 2023 at 9:46:07 AM

Nice to see them fail.

Wake me up at your own risk.
diddyknux (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#404370: Mar 17th 2023 at 10:36:36 AM

"Don't tell kids that racism and sexism exist, because that might make them feel guilty that racism and sexism exist and want to do something about racism and sexism existing!" says Desantis and other horrible people.

ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#404371: Mar 17th 2023 at 10:39:54 AM

Indeed, no white kid is going to feel personally blamed for the crimes of their ancestors unless directly accused, and no one is directly accusing the kids. It's all strawmen. What kids may do is be inspired to take action, but republicans can't have that.

Edited by ShinyCottonCandy on Mar 17th 2023 at 1:40:29 PM

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Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#404372: Mar 17th 2023 at 10:51:45 AM

formally called the “Stop Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act

Ah, Republican bills and their Fun with Acronyms. Never gets old. I mean, it got old ages ago, but they don’t get tired of it apparently.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#404373: Mar 17th 2023 at 12:23:42 PM

Biden hosts Irish Taoiseach at the White House for St. Patrick's Day.

President Joe Biden is hosting Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the White House on Friday, resuming the St. Patrick's Day tradition for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic and for the first time the president, who often notes his Irish roots, has been in office.

Obligatory,

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#404374: Mar 17th 2023 at 3:26:07 PM

YouTube restored Trump's channel.

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#404375: Mar 17th 2023 at 3:47:25 PM

[up] I quote Ted Cruz's remark on an unrelated issue: uh oh


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