What do people think is the relationship between the vaccine debate and seeming corruption rife in the US via corporate lobbying vs democracy,
given that the US has probably the most aggressive vaccine schedule in the world, and seemingly the most aggressive corporate self marketing lobbyists.
Is it likely that the vaccine debate is shaped by corporate desires?
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for some sense of Pharmaceutical lobbying, there's some apparent facts and figures regarding US subsidization of medicare prescription drugs (and lobbying by PHARMA) very early in this episode. starting 1 minute or so in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyovPm1D35Istacey herbert at 8.00
The other criticism of this medicare part D, prescription drug benefits, that was passed by the lobbyists, here's the tawdry reality of it.
Former Congressman Billy Townsend, who was a Republican from Louisiana, who steered the bill through the house retired soon after passing this bill and took a 2 million dollar a year job as a lobbyist at PHARMA (which is Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the main industry lobbying group).
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