Big Pharma

 I think big Pharma is nothing more than the result of hyper-capitalism.    While I abhor over regulations I think there is a point where this government or any government with democracy at its base need to take the health and welfare of the population as a whole and use the minimum of controls on hyper-capitalism as it is as destructive as any form of fascism, communism, and socialism.   Teddy Roosevelt knew this, Truman knew this FDR understood this.  That is why they control out of control giant corporations.  The issue now is that the extremes of the political system have slowly gained control and they themselves do not have the greater population health and welfare at the center of the policies, they have the agenda of destroying the other party as the agenda, and we the people suffer because of this.    I have no issue with conservatives or liberals.  I can see how some policies from both extremes can help us all, but when it gets to the point that nothing is done except finger point, then you have emasculated the entire system for a single agenda.    My generation is to blame for this game of brinksmanship.  It was how we were raised in the '50s and '60s and we have carried it over into adulthood.   Those coming behind us have seen nothing but the damage it has caused.   Just an old guy's opinion.