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Re:US spies still haven't told Congress the number of Americ... by r00fus on Friday March 10, 2017 @05:53PM (#13842857)
The TSA are not failing at doing the one thing they were designed to do: spend taxpayer money on private companies whose investors and executives are politically tied to the politicians who legislate their funding.

Crony capitalism will rot the insides of this country until it's hollow.

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Re:US spies still haven't told Congress the number of Americ... by yuhong on Saturday March 11, 2017 @03:53AM (#13844832)
My favorite is Medicare and drug prices. Notice both cases are funded by budget deficits that increase the money supply.
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Re:US spies still haven't told Congress the number of Americ... by fritzw on Saturday March 11, 2017 @09:01AM (#13845427)
> both cases are funded by budget deficits that increase the money supply

The potential for your example was high, but your explanation fell flat. There is a connection between Medicare and pharma, but it's not that they both 'increase money supply'.

Big pharma lobbied government when writing drug pricing laws for mediacare. So retail drug prices are standard and non-negotiable. The result is the largest drug purchaser in the world must pay full price and can't get a lower price for bulk.

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Re:US spies still haven't told Congress the number of Americ... by yuhong on Saturday March 11, 2017 @01:49PM (#13846586)
The point is how the government pays for Medicare drugs.
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