“At last count, there were hundreds of pharmas and biotechs and most major therapeutic categories have at least 2-3 new innovative drugs and more generically available. ” -As for-profit corporations, the incentive to create “innovative” drugs is driven by profit maximization. As such, many billions go into research for new heartburn medications over less profitable therapeutic drugs. The incentive to produce blockbuster profits supersedes preventative medicine all too much.

“Perhaps you’re referring to their pricing. But that funds research. Take away profit motive? No new cures.” -The National Institutes of Health (NIH), which funds researchers at more than 3,000 US institutions, has done an amazing job of finding new cures (such as Polio). In addition, because they are for-profit, the U.S. pharmaceutical industry spends almost TWICE as much on promotion as it does on research. This includes paying most pharmaceutical representatives over $100,000 a year to provide free lunches.

Imagine how many “new cures” we would have if all this money was sent to our Universities instead.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/business/01tarp.html?_r=2&=dbk

“google pays what a paltry 2.4% on their earnings? when everyone else pays 30%” – I somehow doubt you pay an effective 30% tax rate. And Google is following tax law. As a shareholder, wouldn’t you expect that a corporation you invest in seeks to minimize their tax burden? Don’t you? I take deductions for my kids, mortgage, etc. It’s legal and why wouldn’t I? Same with Google.

“no more gmo’s! get rid of big pharma monopolies” – GMOs are responsible for preventing the starving deaths of countless millions of people worldwide annually. And big pharmas don’t have a monopoly. At last count, there were hundreds of pharmas and biotechs and most major therapeutic categories have at least 2-3 new innovative drugs and more generically available. Perhaps you’re referring to their pricing. But that funds research. Take away profit motive? No new cures. I’d be willing to be at some point in your life you’ve either been vaccinated or needed medication. You can thank profit motive for saving your life.

“stop telling the american people to tighten their belts when it’s NOT their responsibility. the bankers and financiers got us into the financial calamity, then they should be the ones paying to get us out.” – The banks didn’t put the US in a $14 Trillion debt hole. You can thank decades of bloated government spending, but not the banks. In fact, the TARP bank bailout was actually PROFITABLE for taxpayers.

let us get back to basics. dismantle the fed reserve. don’t pay them or anyone else in the world one more cent. open up state run banks backed by gold and silver. get rid of austerity measures; they’re stupid and unnecessary. forget a one world government it’s costing us our economy, taxes, and jobs. end all treaties (the un should have no power over us and nafta/nau are terrible). employ tariffs to unfair trade practitioners (like china). tax investments and bonuses, and not our hard earned money! get rid of the global warming farce (the green economy killed spain and the science does not support climate change). no more bribes to congress (no business can “donate” to any politician’s funds). no more ear marks for politicians. no more wars (cut the budget to the pentagon by 3/4). secure our borders instead. it’s better to make friends then enemies.

if we got back to limited government and stop stealing out of social security (which would make it solvent), then we would be getting somewhere. first though, the fed reserve and its cronies must be arrested for being financial/economic terrorists. afterward, get rid of the un-patriot act. so we again can gain money by eliminating homeland security, the tsa, and atf.

wow, was that simple. do the right thing. stop telling the american people to tighten their belts when it’s NOT their responsibility. the bankers and financiers got us into the financial calamity, then they should be the ones paying to get us out. it’s their gambling problem… with mortgages, stocks, and commodities that should have been regulated by state gaming regulations.

pass a law that federal, state, and local employees as well as corporations and their employees cannot be above the law, no more waivers, no more free lunches especially at the cost of another person. as well, no corporate interest can have equal or heavier weight then individual americans. maybe then we could get polluters under control and make them clean up their messes (which includes the us government).

the american people are fed up with corporate congress, buy-what-we-tell-you presidents and state governments (car, house, health insurance welfare), and politically motivated supreme court justices.

get the money from the corporate welfare recipients that caused this mess. my bank account is closed.