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Santorum Tells Sick Kid Not To Complain About $1 Million Drug Costs Because People Pay $900 For An iPad
By Marie Diamond on Feb 3, 2012 at 8:30 am
While campaigning yesterday in Woodland Park, Colorado, GOP contender Rick Santorum told a sick child and his mother that they shouldnt complain about the exorbitant cost of his medication because some people spend $900 on iPads. He appeared unmoved by the plight of the family, staunchly defending drug companies right to charge whatever they want.
The candidate also said that the parent and child unjustly felt entitled to get life-saving care at an affordable rate.
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Santorum proceeded to lecture the mother and suggest she should be grateful to the drug companies for saving her sons life. Hes alive today because drug companies provide care, Santorum said. And if they didnt think they could make money providing that drug, that drug wouldnt be here. He also claimed it would freeze innovation if pharmaceutical companies were required to offer their drugs at a reasonable price.
Although Santorum has been a vocal opponent of health care reform, his callous reaction is somewhat surprising given that he himself is the father of a daughter with a rare genetic disorder. But if the Colorado mother thought Santorum might be sympathetic to families in similar situations who happen to be less wealthy, she was sadly mistaken.
Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/02/03/417657/santorum-tells-sick-kid-not-to-complain-about-1-million-drug-costs-because-people-pay-900-for-an-ipad/
fishwax
(29,149 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,628 posts)"Go home and die or inherit money."
mitchtv
(17,718 posts)That guy is far from "Christian". run of the mill scumbag is more apt
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)Lint Head
(15,064 posts)msongs
(67,395 posts)Earth_First
(14,910 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)...DON'T tell me you can't afford a paltry million for some lifesaving meds!!"
Just a variation of the tired GOP meme "How poor can someone BE if they have a TV, cable, a microwave, refrigerator, etc. etc.."
Warpy
(111,253 posts)They equate a $90/month bottom tier cable/internet bill with a $1200/month insurance payment. Surely if you gave up cable and internet you could afford that insurance!
They equate a $500-900 one time only purchase of a fancy cell phone or big screen TV with a million dollar tab over a six month period for cancer treatment.
It's just more proof Republicans can't do math.
It's just more proof Republicans should be thrown out of public office and kept out forever.
Rex
(65,616 posts)nt
MiniMe
(21,714 posts)Not a good comparison, you don't need an iPad to live.
Initech
(100,067 posts)dembotoz
(16,799 posts)his entry on google doesn't even begin to show what a creep he is