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  • Drugs and politics

    06/17/2003 5:26:45 AM PDT · by Blood of Tyrants · 9 replies · 81+ views
    Townhall.com | 6/16/03 | Thomas Sowell
    In the midst of a bipartisan stampede toward "prescription drug benefits for the elderly," someone needs to ask the question: Why should seniors be singled out to be subsidized by the taxpayers, except that their votes are being sought by both parties? We have all heard the terrible stories about people stricken with diseases requiring costly medications that they cannot afford. If we wish to do something to help such people, fine. But let's help them based on the predicament that they are in, whether they are nineteen or ninety. Health problems are of course more common among the elderly....