Two bills supported by a majority of americans are headed to a veto. Both the stem cell bill and a bill to allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices are heading to the president's desk, where they'll be sent back to congress, unsigned.
As I've pointed out before, vetoing federal funding for stem cell research won't keep a single embryo from being destroyed. The veto is pointless.
The other bill would allow Medicare to use its market power to negotiate lower drug prices for seniors. Big pharma justifies drug prices by saying that it pays for research, which makes you wonder -- how do they get those multi-million ad campaigns for prescription drugs for free? Obviously, they must be free. Otherwise, pharmaceutical companies are paying out big bucks to convince people to look into drugs they may or may not need -- money that, on the other hand, they argue they absolutely must have for research. Like most PR claims, this one is ridiculous on its face...
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Sunday, January 14, 2007
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