Biotech Lobbyists Write Healthcare Statements for Lawmakers
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In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities. Often, that was no accident. Statements by more than a dozen lawmakers were ghostwritten, in whole or in part, by Washington lobbyists working for Genentech, one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies. E-mail messages obtained by The New York Times show that the lobbyists drafted one statement for Democrats and another for Republicans. When corporations are lobbying the government for something ("univeral healthcare" in this case), you know that there are great profits involved for the corporation. Like how the big health insurers wrote big parts of the healthcare legislation being pushed, and how the big multinational oil corporations (Shell, BP) wrote huge chunks of the Cap & Trade shit. (which is basically a huge step toward a full fledged international government that micromanages people's lives. This also shows how the left and right are both controlled by the same people, they are both puppets used to deceive people. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/us/politics/15health.html?_r=2[^]
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In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities. Often, that was no accident. Statements by more than a dozen lawmakers were ghostwritten, in whole or in part, by Washington lobbyists working for Genentech, one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies. E-mail messages obtained by The New York Times show that the lobbyists drafted one statement for Democrats and another for Republicans. When corporations are lobbying the government for something ("univeral healthcare" in this case), you know that there are great profits involved for the corporation. Like how the big health insurers wrote big parts of the healthcare legislation being pushed, and how the big multinational oil corporations (Shell, BP) wrote huge chunks of the Cap & Trade shit. (which is basically a huge step toward a full fledged international government that micromanages people's lives. This also shows how the left and right are both controlled by the same people, they are both puppets used to deceive people. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/us/politics/15health.html?_r=2[^]
Large corporations and special interest groups are buying politicians! News at 11! Seriously, CSS... Is there anyone who doesn't already know this? Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The government is and always has been corrupt. Our elected officials represent the general population, and most of the general population just doesn't care. Now, if you have a viable solution for this (Other than "Get rid of the government! Hail Ron Paul! In Alex we trust!"), then let's hear it.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
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Large corporations and special interest groups are buying politicians! News at 11! Seriously, CSS... Is there anyone who doesn't already know this? Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The government is and always has been corrupt. Our elected officials represent the general population, and most of the general population just doesn't care. Now, if you have a viable solution for this (Other than "Get rid of the government! Hail Ron Paul! In Alex we trust!"), then let's hear it.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
Get rid of the Federal Reserve (where the real power is), establish a sound monetary system, stick to the constitution, get rid of the income tax, cut the other taxes down to size, cut government spending to no more than the little bit of taxes they collect, stop allowing corporations exploit slave labor in other countries, stop ALL welfare. Basically, turn the clock back on the government back to pre-1913 days, where central banking was bad and government was small and constitutional. Sure, we can have some of the newer stuff like FDA, but thats about it.
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Get rid of the Federal Reserve (where the real power is), establish a sound monetary system, stick to the constitution, get rid of the income tax, cut the other taxes down to size, cut government spending to no more than the little bit of taxes they collect, stop allowing corporations exploit slave labor in other countries, stop ALL welfare. Basically, turn the clock back on the government back to pre-1913 days, where central banking was bad and government was small and constitutional. Sure, we can have some of the newer stuff like FDA, but thats about it.
*sigh*... You know, you actually had a valid point in your original post... And now you spout all of this tired, old rhetoric again.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
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In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities. Often, that was no accident. Statements by more than a dozen lawmakers were ghostwritten, in whole or in part, by Washington lobbyists working for Genentech, one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies. E-mail messages obtained by The New York Times show that the lobbyists drafted one statement for Democrats and another for Republicans. When corporations are lobbying the government for something ("univeral healthcare" in this case), you know that there are great profits involved for the corporation. Like how the big health insurers wrote big parts of the healthcare legislation being pushed, and how the big multinational oil corporations (Shell, BP) wrote huge chunks of the Cap & Trade shit. (which is basically a huge step toward a full fledged international government that micromanages people's lives. This also shows how the left and right are both controlled by the same people, they are both puppets used to deceive people. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/us/politics/15health.html?_r=2[^]
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Did you saw 2012? Charlie Frost reminded me of you.
50-50-90 rule: Anytime I have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability I'll get it wrong...!!
d@nish wrote:
Did you saw 2012? Charlie Frost reminded me of you.
No, its just a movie. It looks neat, but its just a movie. I might watch it so I can see what kind of impact it will have on people, but I usually stick to documentaries.
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In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities. Often, that was no accident. Statements by more than a dozen lawmakers were ghostwritten, in whole or in part, by Washington lobbyists working for Genentech, one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies. E-mail messages obtained by The New York Times show that the lobbyists drafted one statement for Democrats and another for Republicans. When corporations are lobbying the government for something ("univeral healthcare" in this case), you know that there are great profits involved for the corporation. Like how the big health insurers wrote big parts of the healthcare legislation being pushed, and how the big multinational oil corporations (Shell, BP) wrote huge chunks of the Cap & Trade shit. (which is basically a huge step toward a full fledged international government that micromanages people's lives. This also shows how the left and right are both controlled by the same people, they are both puppets used to deceive people. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/us/politics/15health.html?_r=2[^]
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d@nish wrote:
Did you saw 2012? Charlie Frost reminded me of you.
No, its just a movie. It looks neat, but its just a movie. I might watch it so I can see what kind of impact it will have on people, but I usually stick to documentaries.
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
I might watch it so I can see what kind of impact it will have on people,
It had an impact on me. I almost slept in the second half.
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
I usually stick to documentaries
Some days back I saw on documentary on this topic as well. Was boring as hell.
50-50-90 rule: Anytime I have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability I'll get it wrong...!!
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Get rid of the Federal Reserve (where the real power is), establish a sound monetary system, stick to the constitution, get rid of the income tax, cut the other taxes down to size, cut government spending to no more than the little bit of taxes they collect, stop allowing corporations exploit slave labor in other countries, stop ALL welfare. Basically, turn the clock back on the government back to pre-1913 days, where central banking was bad and government was small and constitutional. Sure, we can have some of the newer stuff like FDA, but thats about it.
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
turn the clock back on the government back to pre-1913 days
Yes, because there would be no problems with that at all. Not like we've had the most innovative century on record which introduced a multitude of new factors which could effectively marginalize the value of localized government compared to federal if properly implemented. But hey, let's wave around a document we don't understand and take the most literal interpretation possible, it's worked so well for those evangelicals.