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There must be an answer to this. by Eri October 24, 2011 2:43 pm

The worst of two worlds. Drug companies are socialized. R & D paid for by the US, which ... by bowser 2011-10-24 18:01:24
I hope this isn't the first you've heard of this. by TB 2011-10-24 15:35:06
- Tom, I KNOW all that. I worked in clinical research. I don't need a restatement of the problem. ... by Eri 2011-10-24 18:53:43
  - I gave a solution. Reduce the time and costs required to approve a drug. by TB 2011-10-24 19:22:41
    - That is not a solution; it's laissez-faire and it's obvious you don't care if people are killed by drug companies ... by Eri 2011-10-25 09:21:42
      - By your parameters, there is no answer. by TB 2011-10-25 09:42:27
        
        I certainly don't trust you to make decisions for anyone. You're blinded by your own rhetoric and by the hype ... by Eri 2011-10-25 13:53:24
        
        Where on earth does any part of this come out with me making the decisions? Is authoritarianism so ingrained ... by TB 2011-10-25 14:10:29
- And don't forget that for every successful drug there are many failures. by Lee 2011-10-24 18:03:50
- A history of Lipitor. I use this one. This article was written in 2003, and says Lipitor had been on the market ... by TB 2011-10-24 15:37:25

Rhode Island: Athens of America by TB October 24, 2011 8:51 am

TSA by Jody October 24, 2011 8:36 am

Oh my... :-) by Eri 2011-10-24 14:34:53

Just when the mortgage gets paid: "12 ways the world (as we know it) could end" by bowser October 23, 2011 8:59 pm

Ha! I took out another mortgage. by TB 2011-10-24 08:13:08
Oh well by Jody 2011-10-24 07:59:20

Bobby Jindal gets four more years by TB October 23, 2011 7:59 pm

Notice To Editors: by podrock October 23, 2011 2:17 pm

As far as I know, I do not have that privilege, nor do I have a key to the wardroom ... by Ainz 2011-10-28 14:41:00
- Hey Ainz....nice to see you here. I came back, and post every now and then when I can REMEMBER that ... by Lindy 2011-10-29 20:41:08
- Actually, you do have that priviledge, you are an editor, just like everyone who made the jump from the Damn ... by podrock 2011-10-28 16:25:03
By the way, love the "global post." by TB 2011-10-23 20:03:36
- For when Robert or Podrock are unavailable by Jody 2011-10-23 21:06:04
  - You're incorrigible. A good thing, of course. LOL by Eri 2011-10-23 23:10:57
Thanks for trying to herd the cats, podrock. I expected things to get a bit chaotic when a whole group ... by Robert 2011-10-23 15:07:16
- Now, listen, Robert, that last line was so small I had to copy it to my Word Processor and enlarge. ... by Eri 2011-10-23 15:17:36
  - I'm just a modest kinda guy, what can I say? by Robert 2011-10-24 12:26:40
    - And my eyes ain't what they used to be. Of course, the rest of me isn't, either. by Eri 2011-10-24 14:57:10
Has anyone besides Bowser complained about his stuff being tampered with? Jeff's turned out to be a misfire. This may ... by TB 2011-10-23 15:00:29
- The bigger picture is that, regardless of what really happened, doubt has crept in. This rickety software does not foster ... by Robert 2011-10-23 15:10:08
  - Not to worry, Robert. I got fine with it as long as I was reassured there was transparency and ... by bowser 2011-10-23 16:52:32
  - The obvious solution is fixing things so that people can only edit their own stuff. Point is, nobody's really had a ... by TB 2011-10-23 15:25:38
Pod, mark me off your list. As I stated in the thread below, I would NEVER do that. ... by Eri 2011-10-23 14:52:41

Ron Paul by Eri October 23, 2011 11:53 am

The current higher education system is a racket. by TB 2011-10-23 12:17:26
- The economical downswing has had its effect on higher education, too. States have reduced the budgets for their universities ... by Eri 2011-10-23 15:03:41
  - That graph on higher education costs speaks for itself. by TB 2011-10-23 15:32:51

Posted without comment by Eri October 23, 2011 11:31 am

Eight out of 100 examined fell into this category. So? by TB 2011-10-23 13:00:25

Why we need to fix the tax code by TB October 22, 2011 8:55 pm

6000 pages, 6 million words by RobVG 2011-10-23 10:29:31
- I couldn't do my taxes myself any more without the tax software. by TB 2011-10-23 11:15:58

Running out of other people's money by TB October 22, 2011 8:00 pm

Estonia by TB October 22, 2011 1:08 pm

Cain's new "9-0-9" plan by RobVG October 22, 2011 11:01 am

I have never seen any form of flat tax or "fair" tax proposed that did not have an outlet for ... by TB 2011-10-22 11:57:34
- "What is needed is some kind of radical tax reform. The status quo, “business as usual,” is killing us. " The ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-23 15:44:55
  - Liberals seem obsessed with the "wealth gap" in this country. by TB 2011-10-23 20:23:31
- P.S. by TB 2011-10-22 12:02:22
  - Those numbers were recently published for the 999 plan. They're working on the 909. n/t by RobVG 2011-10-22 12:08:09
    - If they come up with new stuff, let us know. by TB 2011-10-22 12:51:26
      - If you look at the tables for 909, it looks like a landslide of tax burden from the wealthy to ... by RobVG 2011-10-22 17:43:17
        
        "The economy runs on consumer consumption. Wealthy will buy more commodities like legal services, stocks, and one off items like ... by TB 2011-10-22 19:05:50
        
        Myth? Try taking $5000 away from every citizen this minute and see what happens. n/t by RobVG 2011-10-22 19:59:57
        
        Fine, scrap 9-9-9, or 9-0-9, or whatever. by TB 2011-10-22 20:29:10
        
        Cain’s just dangling red meat. by RobVG 2011-10-23 09:43:28
        
        Now there you've made a very good point. Uncertainty with government financial policies is a big problem right now, and fundamental ... by TB 2011-10-23 11:25:34
        
        I think we've landed on the same page n/t by RobVG 2011-10-23 13:15:54
        
        I pity the fool that tries that on me. by FrankC 2011-10-22 20:20:24
        
        So how much are they taking away now? by TB 2011-10-22 20:38:30

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