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Does it make any sense to you at all? (Original Post) Uncle Joe Oct 2021 OP
Bernie Sanders, The Great Truther and thanks Bernie for bringing back FDR/LBJ ideas and policies. ShazamIam Oct 2021 #1
People here love it when he speaks truth.... LiberalLovinLug Oct 2021 #6
Well, SOMEBODY has to help...... MyOwnPeace Oct 2021 #2
Actually, life sustaining drugs like insulin is free LittleGirl Oct 2021 #18
I think he's saying... druidity33 Oct 2021 #19
i take an oral steroid that is also an otc med. mopinko Oct 2021 #3
Insulin is much more expensive that that in the USA IbogaProject Oct 2021 #4
A Hero marieo1 Oct 2021 #5
No wonder all I see are Commercials for eczema and psoriasis ? RANDYWILDMAN Oct 2021 #7
You are right SCantiGOP Oct 2021 #12
They stopped making real profit on them, so time to move on. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2021 #23
Because I have two artificial heart valves, I have a number of prescriptions. BobTheSubgenius Oct 2021 #8
50 Years of Insulin Shots Here !! Desert_Leslie Oct 2021 #9
too little too late. don't get me started, please. nt BootinUp Oct 2021 #10
The price difference of that vial fills politicians' pockets. nt live love laugh Oct 2021 #11
Let me know when he does something about it... brooklynite Oct 2021 #13
Why isn't Bernie a Wizard!!!!111!!??????? dpibel Oct 2021 #14
"A politician uses his platform to call attention to seriously flawed policies" brooklynite Oct 2021 #15
How is it you tell the difference? dpibel Oct 2021 #17
How? By understanding politics and social media. brooklynite Oct 2021 #22
That's why he goes on Fox occasionally, right? druidity33 Oct 2021 #20
Obscene and barbaric. dalton99a Oct 2021 #16
The truth malaise Oct 2021 #21
The only solution to this is electing a large majority of Democrats. betsuni Oct 2021 #24
If I hadn't join the army I would be just as disabled and living on SSI and Medicaid. marie999 Oct 2021 #25
Senator Bernie Sanders YoshidaYui Oct 2021 #26

LiberalLovinLug

(14,173 posts)
6. People here love it when he speaks truth....
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 03:57 PM
Oct 2021

.....other than any criticism of any policy compromises with the Democratic Party itself.

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)
2. Well, SOMEBODY has to help......
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 12:44 PM
Oct 2021

support Manchin's daughter!

If you are a diabetic living in England, you're able to get a vial of insulin for around $7. But if you're a diabetic here in the United States, you pay $98 for the EXACT SAME insulin?

mopinko

(70,097 posts)
3. i take an oral steroid that is also an otc med.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 01:52 PM
Oct 2021

fluticisone. aka flonase.
the rx inhaler is $250. the nasal spray, which contains more, is $25. less for generic.
packaging is probably an extra $1.

a drug patent is a license to print money.

IbogaProject

(2,811 posts)
4. Insulin is much more expensive that that in the USA
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 02:36 PM
Oct 2021

Insulin is much more expensive that that in the USA. Usually close to or over 300 for a 10ml bottle, that likely isn't a months supply.

marieo1

(1,402 posts)
5. A Hero
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 02:39 PM
Oct 2021

Wow, Bernie.............you are a hero. Please keep fighting for all of us. We need you. I wish someone would investigate big pharma!!! Thank you for all you do to keep everyone honest.

RANDYWILDMAN

(2,672 posts)
7. No wonder all I see are Commercials for eczema and psoriasis ?
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 04:15 PM
Oct 2021

How did 50 different companies need to make different fixes for these two life threatening skin conditions.



Wow, health care is expensive these days in the US and I have the version if healthcare that is just under what the government considers the Cadillac version.

SCantiGOP

(13,869 posts)
12. You are right
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:38 PM
Oct 2021

It seems that every 5 years there is a new epidemic but don’t worry we have a miracle cure. Lately it’s been flaky skin.
5 years ago it was dry eye, and before that restless leg syndrome. Apparently they both were cured since I don’t see their commercials any more.

OldBaldy1701E

(5,126 posts)
23. They stopped making real profit on them, so time to move on.
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 09:27 AM
Oct 2021

I mean, surely you did not think that they were making these things to help people did you?

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
8. Because I have two artificial heart valves, I have a number of prescriptions.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 06:57 PM
Oct 2021

The other day, I refilled 2 of them for 90 days each. My total out of pocket was under $12. I really wish I could accommodate my wife and move to Chautauqua County NY, but I NEED Canadian health care.

Desert_Leslie

(131 posts)
9. 50 Years of Insulin Shots Here !!
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 07:59 PM
Oct 2021

Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1971 -- senior in high school.

Insulin costs have skyrocketed. Being on Medicare helps somewhat, but it's still too damn costly.

brooklynite

(94,527 posts)
13. Let me know when he does something about it...
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:51 PM
Oct 2021

Never clear why tweets from progressive politicians to people who already agree get so much excitement here (nb: not limited to Sanders).

dpibel

(2,831 posts)
14. Why isn't Bernie a Wizard!!!!111!!???????
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 11:01 PM
Oct 2021

Seriously?

A politician uses his platform to call attention to seriously flawed policies and priorities and your response is:

wHY he Hazn't solve it?

C'mon.

You represent yourself as the serious, thoughtful, realist wing of the party.

brooklynite

(94,527 posts)
15. "A politician uses his platform to call attention to seriously flawed policies"
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 12:01 AM
Oct 2021

But he's not. He's transmitting this message to followers who already agree with him.

dpibel

(2,831 posts)
17. How is it you tell the difference?
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 12:46 AM
Oct 2021

How is it that you, oh wise one, know to whom the message is transmitted?

What platform should he use, in your humble opinion?

What, pray tell, is he doing that you would do so much better?

brooklynite

(94,527 posts)
22. How? By understanding politics and social media.
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 09:11 AM
Oct 2021

Simple question: name someone on Twitter that you profoundly disagree with whom you nonetheless follow regularly.

Reality is that almost everyone rejects being challenged in their beliefs and opinions and gravitates to sources they already agree with.

dalton99a

(81,478 posts)
16. Obscene and barbaric.
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 12:27 AM
Oct 2021

Last edited Sat Oct 23, 2021, 01:05 AM - Edit history (1)


Big Pharma execs and their whores deserve a special place in hell (wherever that is)


betsuni

(25,490 posts)
24. The only solution to this is electing a large majority of Democrats.
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 09:34 AM
Oct 2021

"Both sides are corrupt" doesn't help this goal. Democrats are the progressive party.

 

marie999

(3,334 posts)
25. If I hadn't join the army I would be just as disabled and living on SSI and Medicaid.
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 09:41 AM
Oct 2021

Actually, I probably would have committed suicide years ago. Everyone should have the same healthcare as I get for free.

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