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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-16-10 09:22 PM Original message |
Several dogs not barking. Pharma and the Insurance companies love the "reform" |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-16-10 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. And there it is. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-16-10 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. Very insightful. |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-16-10 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. Tempting to envision it going down just to see them take it in the chops. |
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groundloop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-16-10 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well then why do we keep hearing about them dumping $MILLIONS into their lobbying efforts??? |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-16-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Those $ hundreds of millions are an investment that they expect to recoup in the next |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-16-10 11:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. They lobbied the senate and it already paid off. bigtime. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 12:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. they were never really specific as to HOW the lobbying money was being spent |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
8. You haven't been paying attention. They have been paying |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. haven't been paying attention -- check response #9. n/t |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. NO, obviously neither of you have, See response #13. nt |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
9. Reportedly 150 million for ads supporting this bill from Pharma ... |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 11:11 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. That was part of the deal worked out. They have since changed |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 12:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. They have already been running ads in support of the HC bill, also ... |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 01:21 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I'm glad you mentioned AHIP. Because while they pretended |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 01:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. They play both sides to obtain returns for their investors, how much did ... |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
10. The pharmaceutical industry may end up opposing it |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
11. Rec. nt |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. evening kick nt |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 01:25 AM Response to Original message |
18. Look at the media, and tell me that the health care bill ain't being demonized! |
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suede1 (770 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
19. K & R! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
22. K$R "no insurance company left behind" |
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