Free samples of prescription drugs are costly to patients, study says
It pretty much operates the same way as any cartel. They hire dealers (doctors) to hand out free samples in communities across the country, get you hooked, and you know the rest.
It doesn’t seem that the free samples wound up saving patients much money. Those who were seen in private practices walked away with prescriptions for $465 worth of medications, on average, while the patients treated at the academic medical center got prescriptions that cost about $200 to fill. “In other words, the national mean retail cost of the prescriptions received at an office visit for acne is conservatively two imes higher compared with the AMC (academic medical center), where samples were unavailable,” the researchers concluded.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Saturday, April 19, 2014
PROFILE OF A POLITICAL WHORE; Tim Scott Senator (R - SC)
Tim Scott Senator (R - SC)
“Instead of electing the best leaders, we elect the best fund
raisers.”
Cycle Source of Funds, 2013-2014, Campaign Cmte only
  | Individual Contributions  - Small Individual Contributions - Large Individual Contributions | $1,995,152 $48,537 (1%) $1,946,614 (49%) | (51%) |
 | PAC Contributions | $1,446,272 | (37%) |
 | Candidate self-financing | $0 | (0%) |
 | Other | $493,662 | (13%) |
Defining a political whore is to simply look where the money
is coming from.
·
SMALL Individual contributions from
constituents; you – the voter.
·
LARGE; usually untraceable, amounts of money
coming from wealthy individuals or organizations that buy, package, and own the
candidate.
The way our broken political system works, though, is that
the chief place to raise money for campaigns is from industries and interest
groups that want something from government. Influence is purchased all the
time, whether in explicit quid pro quo trades or not, and such influence
peddling just as bad for democracy as bribery.
This one is packaged with big bow! Only 1% comes from small individual contributors.
TAX DODGERS OWN CONGRESS
You Pay Higher Taxes Than Boeing (and GE, Verizon & 23 More U.S. Corporations)
Political whores serve those who pay them, not vote for them. That's the way it works now that corporations are people and there is no limit on the amount of money they can shower (buy) politicians with.
The following is a list of major corporations (aka people) who paid "zero" in taxes or even received a rebates using formulas that were created by paid for political whores Americans naively elect to Congress.
According to a study by the advocacy group Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ), 26 Fortune 500 corporations paid no federal corporate income tax over the most recent five-year period. In fact, according to CTJ, they generated so many tax breaks that they reported negative taxes and often received a rebate check.
Corporation and 2008-2012 Rate
1. Pepco Holdings -33.0%
2. PG&E Corp. -16.7%
3. NiSource -13.6%
4. Wisconsin Energy -13.5%
5. General Electric -11.1%
6. CenterPoint Energy -8.5%
7. Integrys Energy Group -8.2%
8. Atmos Energy -7.7%
9. Tenet Healthcare -6.0%
10. American Electric Power -5.8%
11. Ryder System -4.7%
12. Con-way -3.5%
13. Duke Energy -3.3%
14. Priceline.com -3.0%
15. FirstEnergy -3.0%
16. Apache -2.4%
17. Interpublic Group -2.1%
18. Verizon Communications -1.8%
19. NextEra Energy -1.6%
20. Consolidated Edison -.1%
21. CMS Energy -1.1%
22. Boeing -1.0%
23. Northeast Utilities -0.7%
24. Corning -0.3%
25. Paccar Rate -0.1%
26. MetroPCS Communications -0.1%
Political whores serve those who pay them, not vote for them. That's the way it works now that corporations are people and there is no limit on the amount of money they can shower (buy) politicians with.
The following is a list of major corporations (aka people) who paid "zero" in taxes or even received a rebates using formulas that were created by paid for political whores Americans naively elect to Congress.
According to a study by the advocacy group Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ), 26 Fortune 500 corporations paid no federal corporate income tax over the most recent five-year period. In fact, according to CTJ, they generated so many tax breaks that they reported negative taxes and often received a rebate check.
Corporation and 2008-2012 Rate
1. Pepco Holdings -33.0%
2. PG&E Corp. -16.7%
3. NiSource -13.6%
4. Wisconsin Energy -13.5%
5. General Electric -11.1%
6. CenterPoint Energy -8.5%
7. Integrys Energy Group -8.2%
8. Atmos Energy -7.7%
9. Tenet Healthcare -6.0%
10. American Electric Power -5.8%
11. Ryder System -4.7%
12. Con-way -3.5%
13. Duke Energy -3.3%
14. Priceline.com -3.0%
15. FirstEnergy -3.0%
16. Apache -2.4%
17. Interpublic Group -2.1%
18. Verizon Communications -1.8%
19. NextEra Energy -1.6%
20. Consolidated Edison -.1%
21. CMS Energy -1.1%
22. Boeing -1.0%
23. Northeast Utilities -0.7%
24. Corning -0.3%
25. Paccar Rate -0.1%
26. MetroPCS Communications -0.1%
PROFILE OF A POLITICAL WHORE; Randy Forbes Representative (R - VA)
Randy Forbes Representative (R - VA)
“Instead of electing the best leaders, we elect the best fund
raisers.”
Cycle Source of Funds, 2013-2014, Campaign Cmte only
| Individual Contributions - Small Individual Contributions - Large Individual Contributions | $496,365 $49,666 (6%) $446,698 (56%) | (63%) |
| PAC Contributions | $282,590 | (36%) |
| Candidate self-financing | $0 | (0%) |
| Other | $12,264 | (2%) |
Defining a political whore is to simply look where the money
is coming from.
·
Individual contributions from constituents; you
– the voter.
·
Large; usually untraceable, amounts of money
coming from wealthy individuals or organizations that buy, package, and own the
candidate.
The way our broken political system works, though, is that
the chief place to raise money for campaigns is from industries and interest
groups that want something from government. Influence is purchased all the
time, whether in explicit quid pro quo trades or not, and such influence
peddling just as bad for democracy as bribery.
Friday, April 18, 2014
PROFILE OF A POLITICAL WHORE; Rob Portman Senator (R - OH)
“Instead of electing the best leaders, we elect the best fund
raisers.”
Cycle Source of Funds, 2009-2014, Campaign Cmte only
| Individual Contributions - Small Individual Contributions - Large Individual Contributions | $11,786,580 $809,728 (5%) $10,976,847 (64%) | (69%) |
| PAC Contributions | $3,053,764 | (18%) |
| Candidate self-financing | $0 | (0%) |
| Other | $2,178,052 | (13%) |
Defining a political whore is to simply look where the money
is coming from.
·
Individual contributions from constituents; you
– the voter.
·
Large; usually untraceable, amounts of money
coming from wealthy individuals or organizations that buy, package, and own the
candidate.
The way our broken political system works, though, is that
the chief place to raise money for campaigns is from industries and interest
groups that want something from government. Influence is purchased all the
time, whether in explicit quid pro quo trades or not, and such influence
peddling just as bad for democracy as bribery.
PROFILE OF A POLITICAL WHORE; Susan Collins Senator (R - ME)
“Instead of electing the best leaders, we elect the best fund
raisers.”
Cycle Source of Funds, 2009-2014, Campaign Cmte only
| Individual Contributions - Small Individual Contributions - Large Individual Contributions | $1,693,771 $81,425 (2%) $1,612,346 (45%) | (47%) |
| PAC Contributions | $1,692,003 | (47%) |
| Candidate self-financing | $0 | (0%) |
| Other | $220,595 | (6%) |
Defining a political whore is to simply look where the money
is coming from.
·
Individual contributions from constituents; you
– the voter.
·
Large; usually untraceable, amounts of money
coming from wealthy individuals or organizations that buy, package, and own the
candidate.
The way our broken political system works, though, is that
the chief place to raise money for campaigns is from industries and interest
groups that want something from government. Influence is purchased all the
time, whether in explicit quid pro quo trades or not, and such influence
peddling just as bad for democracy as bribery.
WALTON'S STEALING FROM US TAXPAYERS
Walmart Worker: Why Did the Waltons Get $8 Billion in Subsidies While I Had to Pay Taxes?
While millions of working- and middle-class Americans pay taxes each year, the richest family in the world—the Waltons—received nearly $8 billion in tax breaks last year, according to a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness, a campaign fighting for progressive tax reform.
The report stated that in 2013, Walmart received about $6.2 billion in federal taxpayer subsidies because its employee wages are so low. Many employees, in turn, are forced to rely on healthcare, food stamps and other taxpayer-funded programs. The corporation then further evaded $1 billion through tax breaks and loopholes. The Walton family, in addition, avoided about $607 million of taxes on their Walmart dividends.
While millions of working- and middle-class Americans pay taxes each year, the richest family in the world—the Waltons—received nearly $8 billion in tax breaks last year, according to a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness, a campaign fighting for progressive tax reform.
The report stated that in 2013, Walmart received about $6.2 billion in federal taxpayer subsidies because its employee wages are so low. Many employees, in turn, are forced to rely on healthcare, food stamps and other taxpayer-funded programs. The corporation then further evaded $1 billion through tax breaks and loopholes. The Walton family, in addition, avoided about $607 million of taxes on their Walmart dividends.
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