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ck4829

(35,038 posts) Fri May 17, 2019, 06:17 AM May 2019

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We don't have universal healthcare and we pay $2K to get pills it costs people in other countries $8

We pay $2K to get pills it costs people in other countries $8 and we don't have universal healthcare

The government would not tolerate corporate price gouging if it had the largest responsibility in paying for medicine.

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We don't have universal healthcare and we pay $2K to get pills it costs people in other countries $8 (Original Post) ck4829 May 2019 OP

House passes Bill True Blue American May 2019 #1

Those big time drug dealers have to pay a lot safeinOhio May 2019 #2

For THAT big a dicrepancy, I'd travel to the country where they cost $8 DFW May 2019 #3

True Blue American

(17,981 posts)

1. House passes Bill

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Fri May 17, 2019, 06:25 AM

May 2019

To lower drug prices and to shore up the ACA.

McConnell will never bring it to a vote.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/us/politics/house-health-care-drug-costs.html

safeinOhio

(32,641 posts)

2. Those big time drug dealers have to pay a lot

Reply to True Blue American (Reply #1)

Fri May 17, 2019, 07:38 AM

May 2019

for protection in political donations.

DFW

(54,281 posts)

3. For THAT big a dicrepancy, I'd travel to the country where they cost $8

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Fri May 17, 2019, 08:17 AM

May 2019

It sounds like you still save a bundle.

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