"She said, 'snatch'!"
Posted on 08/17/2024 7:23:59 AM PDT by bitt
A 2019 video of a Kamala Harris campaign event made the rounds on the internet Friday night after the Democrat presidential hopeful unveiled some of her economic proposals, including her apparent desire for Soviet-style price controls on groceries.
During her ill-fated run for president, the now vice president said she could lower prices on drugs simply by having the government seize patents from pharmaceutical companies and “take over.” That’s not how a free-market economy is supposed to work, but the giddy Harris didn’t care:
“My plan, as a candidate for president, on these drug prices is as follows: We are going to set drug prices based on fair market,” Harris said during a campaign stop in Iowa on Friday. “So, essentially what we’re going to do – and you can visit the website if you will, and if not, get you some documents – but essentially what we’re going to do is set drug prices so that American consumers are charged a price for drugs that’s the average price that’s being charged around the globe.”
But she didn’t think she needed Congress or legislation to tackle the problem, she’d just march in herself and use the enormous power of the federal government (emphasis mine).
“And there’s a huge difference, insulin being an example,” Harris continued. “The other thing is this, if people don’t want to cooperate with that, I’m also going to do the next thing, which is this: A lot of drugs, prescription medication, was born out of the federal funding for the research and development of that drug. Your taxpayer dollars.”
“So, for any drug where they fail to play by our rules, and if that drug came about from federal funding for what’s called ‘R&D,’ research and development, I will snatch their patent so
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
True statement. And, sadly, there are many, many people in the USA who will welcome this. These people are your family, friends, coworkers and neighbors. They are also your enemy.
That’s the foundation for a great commercial
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Darth Kamala -.
https://pics.craiyon.com/2024-08-02/h98v50whROmms7tiWLGU5Q.webp
Is there nothing she won’t steal...
Now she’ll be a dictator on day one !!!
I did not need to hear the word “snatch” out of that whore’s mouth...
““So, for any drug where they fail to play by our rules, and if that drug came about from federal funding for what’s called ‘R&D,’ research and development, I will snatch their patent so”
Interesting choice of wording there...and considering her history and background, I’ll bet that’s not all she’ll be “snatching”. Gotta love that classy commie confidence.
IMO, most will disarm as ordered.
Sorry, we live in a post-Constitutional America.
She is a blithering idiot, which is perfect for anyone still calling themselves a democrat.
Wanna fix patents? Go back to original time limit for expiration. If you cannot make a profit in that time, tough. Also, forbid extending a patent for one chemical simply by adding another to the pill and renewing the patent. E.g., some drugs add things like aspirin, rename the whole thing, and get another batch of years. OK, the new mixture is patentable — nobody is allowed to simply ALSO add aspirin. But, the base chemical falls out of patent.
That will lower prices tremendously on loads of pills.
BTTT
Today Harris puts on a “little Miss Innocent act”——looking
like a nerdy high school sophomore without a date for the prom.
Kamala: “My plan, as a candidate for president, regarding high drug prices is as follows:”
<><>We are going to set drug prices based on fair market,
<><>So, essentially what we’re going to do –
<><>(you can visit the website if you will, and if not, get you some of my documents)
<><>we’re the ones who are going to set drug prices for Americans.
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Harris’ tyranny over her staff is legend.
Only four of Harris’ initial 71 staff hires remain; a shocking 92% staff turnover rate.
The rest either quit or were fired, according to non-partisan fiscal watchdog “Open The Books.”
Signs of a toxic workplace?
Or does Kamala have a hidden agenda?
Fiscal watchdog “Open The Books’” investigation revealed a $2 million plus discrepancy in Harris’ allocation of taxpayer dollars. OTB calculated that for VP Harris’s 28 staff listed in the Senate report, the 2021 salaries added up to $2,334,223. But the vice president’s office “got $5 million for 23 full time staff in 2021 and requested over $6 million for 27 full time staff in 2022.
Harris’ office reportedly refused to answer any questions from OTB regarding this inconsistency. OTB said Harris’ office is a “revolving door” where there’s a perpetual staff exodus of key aides heading for the exits.......that might correspond to the $2 million discrepancy in her tax-paid payroll.
Payroll fraud entails serious crimes.......falsifying govt documents, misappropriation of tax dollars, skimming, larceny, check tampering, check kiting, billing fraud, payroll fraud, reimbursement fraud, pension fraud, misuse of tax dollars, theft of tax dollars, ID fraud, Social Security swindles, IRS fraud.
Cong Andy Ogles wants to impeach Harris; he should
focus on the $2 million govt payroll scam she pulled.
Contact Cong Andy Ogles
Washington DC Office
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Washington, DC 20515
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Dems/Marxists/progressives never, ever understand this (or much else about economics or human nature.)
Kamala shows her true colors on The Big Issues that Matter to Americans.
At a December 2017 presser, then-Sen Kamala Harris fumed
<><>she tyranically warned Americans not to say “Merry Christmas”
<><>because permanent status was needed for illegals who came here as children.
<><>Kamala trooped out speakers who pushed for the Dream Act,
<><>Christmas was verboten b/c a “pathway to citizenship” for illegal minors came first.
“And when we all sing happy tunes, and sing Merry Christmas, and wish each other Merry Christmas, these children are not going to have a Merry Christmas. How dare we speak Merry Christmas. How dare we? They will not have a Merry Christmas,” Harris nagged in a video obtained by Fox News Digital.
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As usual the bleeding heart Marxist had no clue.
These minors are draining the Social Security system.
Reference: A 10-month investigation Scripps News uncovered that every year, thousands of migrant children disappear from their homes shortly after arriving in the U.S. But there is no clear local, state or federal government agency taking responsibility for searching for many of these missing ...Apr 2, 2024
This is so bogus-——the kids arent missing, they are loaned out, passed around to other migrants. to be used in lucrative scams to get tax dollars from S/S and hefty disability checks.
Vindictive Biden overturned Trump’s order to get the DNA of these so-called needy families, to make sure the kids are really theirs.
A common practice by these greedy illegals is getting a crooked doctor to say a kid’s autistic b/c they get hefty SS tax paid benefits every month for the kid.
The maximum possible disability benefit for autism in 2024 is $943 per month for SSI and about $3,822 per month for SSDI. These maximums apply regardless of what condition you have or whether you apply with one condition or multiple. The actual amount received depends on specific circumstances. (Dec 7, 2023)
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a key benefit for children under 16 living with disability, including autism. It is assessed according to care needs, and a diagnosis is not required to make a claim. DLA helps cover the extra costs of raising a child with a disability. (Jan 30, 2024)
And it’s a sure bet they invent their “family circumstances.”
Plus senior illegals collect S/S without ever working here and not putting a thin dime into the system.
It is to create shortage, ON PURPOSE.
“The Maduro Plan”, says Trump!
Nails it.
* That’s not how a free-market economy is supposed to work,*
Harris’ ‘fair market’ idea is plagiarism of Trump’s ‘most favored nation’ plan proposed via EO in 2020.. The MFN plan was forcasted to reduce prices about 30%.
‘Seizing patents’ is non-sensical. About 80% of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) are produced outside the US. And, not all medications are produced within the US; GlaxoSmithKline, for instance, is British.
Also, free-market doesn’t really apply to pharmaceuticals. There is limited competition, the patient isn’t in a position to negotiate with foreign entities and pricing is arbitrary - it doesn’t align with inflation but is a complicated rebate dance between pharm companies and commercial health plans.
Trump proposed that the rebates that pharm companies give to health plans be passed directly to the Medicare consumer instead. However, it was suggested that while drug prices would indeed decrease, cost to the government would increase, resulting in increases to medicare premiums and the ‘donut hole’, in effect reducing any direct benefit from a reduced drug price. The current ‘donut hole’ is $7,000 cash out of pocket annually but Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will cap total rx costs for Medicare Part D at $2,000 annually starting in 2025 at a cost to the govt of $3B/year. Whether that will translate for commercial policies is yet to be seen. It will be interesting to see how Harris plans on improving the cap, or if she’s even cognizant of its existence.
Federal law already allows for an individual to purchase a 3-month supply of certain drugs from Canada. But not all medications are cheaper. Trelegy inhaler is about $150/mo on Medicare Advantage plans, but it’s $190 from the Canadian pharmacy I use. (ordering 6-months supply at $970 is still $11/mo more than the Medicare pricing). Albuterol inhaler is about $1 on Medicare, but thru Canada is $14. And there are also free drug discount plans such as GoodRx, which offers reduced prices on some drugs. Trump had proposed importing drugs from Canada, except Canada balked, claiming large-amount purchasing by the US from Canada would increase drug costs to Canadians.
It will be interesting to see what Harris will claim is her idea!
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