[Peace-discuss] Bruce Rauner's greatest hits in two minutes

Sun Nov 2 18:55:43 EST 2014

Indomethacin is a very old NSAID drug (first approved in 1965)
but is still prescription only because it is very powerful and actually 
somewhat dangerous
because of its rather extreme efficacy as a prostaglandin blocker.

The patent is long since off, so the only thing the companies have to sell
to each other is the license to market the drug in the USA.  $36 is already
a whopping huge price for this drug.

On the one hand, the American people want high quality medicines,
but crony capitalism and the medical-pharmaceutical-insurance industrial 
complex
welcome regulation and pervert regulation into a hammer to crush 
competition as well as innovation and
get exclusive rights to sell a drug at ridiculous prices.

So the control of the drug that Ovation got was provided courtesy of
the FDA.  The FDA is in collusion with big pharma, big medicine, big 
insurance, the 1%,
and "protection of the well-being of the people" has been perverted
into a grand scam.

The medical system is heavily parasitized.  It is a delicate thing when 
a dog or a horse
is so heavily infested with whipworms (in the case of dogs) or 
strongyles (in the case of horses).

If you dont kill the parasites the loss will continue.

But if you kill them suddenly, the  worms that have become such a part 
of the system
will leave big holes in the gut where they were attached and the gut 
wall will be something
like hamburger and the animal may die as a result of the treatment. It's
actually fairly common to have that happen in heavily parasitized dogs 
or horses.
Cattle and pigs seem to be more resilient.

Much better to use a treatment that will reduce the numbers of the 
parasites rather slowly
than to simply zap them all neutron bomb style.

On 11/02/2014 12:44 PM, Stuart Levy wrote:
> Rauner actually might qualify as a baby killer, in his own way. See 
> this article from Doug Ibendahl, of Republican News Watch:
>
> http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=13713*
>     Rauner company raised cost of life-saving drug for babies 1,300%*
>
>
> including:
>
> [...]
> Rauner is never going to brag about his spoils derived from Ovation [a 
> company he acquired] because in 2008 the Federal Trade Commission took 
> the company to federal court, accusing 
> <http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-12-17/news/0812160546_1_ovation-pharmaceuticals-premature-babies-premature-infants> 
> it of price gouging and violating antitrust laws.
>
> According to the FTC, Ovation acquired 
> <http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2008/12/ftc-sues-ovation-pharmaceuticals-illegally-acquiring-drug-used> 
> control of the only two drugs used to treat heart defects in premature 
> babies. The company then raised the cost of treatment nearly 1,300 
> percent. (/The Star Tribune/ reported 
> <http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/36246199.html> in 2008 that 
> Ovation also bought three other children’s drugs and raised their 
> prices by 864 to 3,437 percent.)
>
> Ovation acquired the rights to a drug developed by Merck & Co. called 
> Indocin I.V. Ovation then acquired the drug NeoProfen from Abbott 
> Laboratories about a year later in 2006. The FTC asserted the 
> NeoProfen acquisition was unlawful because Ovation knew it was getting 
> the only competitor to its Indocin I.V. drug.
>
> The FTC detailed 
> <http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2008/12/ftc-sues-ovation-pharmaceuticals-illegally-acquiring-drug-used> 
> how Ovation quickly raised the price of Indocin from $36 to nearly 
> $500 a vial. The price of NeoProfen was similarly inflated by Ovation.
>
> / [ ... the FTC sued, ultimately losing in Federal court//on 
> procedural grounds ... ]
> /
>
> However, Rauner can’t undo what a federal regulatory agency under 
> Republican President George W. Bush said about his company. And while 
> the government wasn’t successful in this particular case, we have a 
> prime illustration of how Bruce Rauner worked hand-in-hand with Big 
> Pharma to keep the price of American health care high.**
>
> Courts have an important job to do and they are bound by their own 
> standards of proof and procedure. Courts deal in legality not morality.
>
> Voters on November 4th also have an important job to do. It’s 
> perfectly reasonable for any voter to look at the facts of this case 
> and reach their own conclusion. We won’t be deciding civil liability 
> on November 4. Instead we’ll be choosing which man is best suited to 
> always put the interest of our state’s people first.
>
> In Rauner’s world it’s all about what he can do, instead of what he 
> should do.
>
> Under the Rauner business doctrine desperate parents were forced to 
> pay Rauner’s price to save their critically ill babies. That is a fact 
> and it is undisputed.
>
> It’s beyond disgusting.
>
> (end of article.   Good job Doug Ibendahl.  I often don't agree with 
> him, but sometimes do (as here, and likewise on the unwisdom of having 
> states promote gambling), and in any case he seems to have some good 
> sense.)
>
>
> On 11/1/14 10:11 PM, E. Wayne Johnson via Peace-discuss wrote:
>> Actually I missed the funny part.
>>
>> It seems to be a nasty trash the other guy video
>> that reminded me why they call the Democrat party the Stupid party.
>>
>> (The GOP is called the Evil Party, and Rauner is likely worthy of 
>> that gaggle.
>> Rauner sucks, too.  He might not be totally stupid or a baby-killer.
>> You can laugh about that.)
>>
>> If you like building stuff out of sound bites you might enjoy
>> Al Yankovic's interview with Avril Lavigne.
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lepM8VCGN7c
>> The intellectual level is similar.
>> Well, actually Yankovic is a fairly smart guy.
>>
>> here's a video for defining in part what a useful policy toward the 
>> world
>> and toward politics might be
>> by one of my favourite authors Bill Kauffman (with 2 fs).
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3t0vgIYHx4
>>
>>
>> On 11/2/2014 5:30 AM, Robert Naiman via Peace-discuss wrote:
>>> Even if you've decided not to vote, you should watch this, because 
>>> 1) it's only two minutes and 2) it's way funny.
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: *Brooke Anderson* <info at quinnforillinois.com 
>>> <mailto:info at quinnforillinois.com>>
>>> Date: Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 2:49 PM
>>> Subject: Share this: Bruce Rauner's greatest hits
>>> To: Robert <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com <mailto:naiman.uiuc at gmail.com>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Robert,
>>>
>>> We all have that one friend who hasn't been paying attention or just 
>>> hasn't made up their mind about who to vote for in this election.
>>>
>>> *Don't judge -- just share this video with them: 
>>> <https://act.myngp.com/el/3626142490051282688/8482259808873154304?v=706690029420386>*
>>>
>>> <https://act.myngp.com/el/3626142490051282688/8482259808873154304?v=706690029420386> 
>>>
>>>
>>> In two minutes(ish), they can learn all they need to know about 
>>> Bruce Rauner before they vote.
>>>
>>> And they do need to know -- because this race is going to be so, so 
>>> close.
>>>
>>> Talking to your friends, family, and neighbors will go a long way, I 
>>> promise.
>>>
>>> *So take a look at the out-of-touch billionaire's greatest hits, get 
>>> fired up to vote for Governor Quinn, then share it with a friend:*
>>>
>>> *https://www.quinnforillinois.com/rauners-greatest-hits 
>>> <https://act.myngp.com/el/3626142490051282688/8482259808873154304?v=706690029420386>*
>>>
>>> Months of hard work and dedication from supporters and volunteers 
>>> like you all culminate on Tuesday.
>>>
>>> That's why we need everybody in, doing their part -- thank you for 
>>> helping out.
>>>
>>> Brooke
>>>
>>> Brooke Anderson
>>> Communications Director
>>> Quinn for Illinois
>>>
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