The coming social disaster as best I can figure

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Originally Posted by classicman

Wholeheartedly agree. Well said/written/posted.
Limiting the Gov't from negotiating is removing the largest advantage the largest purchaser has. How stupid is that? VERY.

Not if you are Big Pharma.

Putting your lobbying dollars to work benefits the companies, the law was written to specifically benefit the drug companies. Now, some will loudly protest that reducing their profits will stifle drug development, that changes like the one Lamplighter proposes will reduce their profits and everyone who owns a share of xyz pharmaceutical company will be (mis)informed that the government is trying to steal your money! Or, that the income redistribution revolution has begun, they're stealing YOUR MONEY!

I agree that the provision forbidding the government from negotiating is FUCKING STUPID. It is a gold plated invitation to abuse, just as the no-bid contracts were in the Iraq/Gulf war. More bullshit.