Friday, February 21, 2020

It's broken and needs to be fixed.


I watched the Nevada Democratic presidential debate. I really don’t know why they call it a debate; it was more like a free-for-all with accusations flying in every direction. It is evident that no one candidate is remotely acceptable to all who would like to vote against Trump, which is a shame. The Democrats are giving us choices of old people with four in their 70s, a middle-aged female Senator that had no name recognition outside of her home state, and a gay mayor. Is there no one that we can unite behind? It looks like four more years of the orange bully.

Many issues need to be addressed and that are not being addressed in Washington. We have an immigration crisis. Many from Central America are fleeing gangs and personal danger. We need more workers in this country, especially those willing to do manual labor in farms and factories. We have a medical care industry that is falling apart with higher and higher costs. We have people that must make a decision to purchase medicine or food every week. We have too many people profiting from health care, too many intermediaries. Pharmacy Benefit Managers, drug wholesalers, and pharmacies have a higher return on capital than any other sector. And what benefit do they provide? Likely they offer no tangible benefit to the patient or the physician. Why do we allow them to exist?

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