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Greed. Greed. Greed. While Americans are struggling at the pump, in the first three months of this year, 21 oil and gas companies made over $41 billion in profits, more than double their profits from last year. The problem is not inflation. The problem is corporate greed.
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The United States has the most dysfunctional, inefficient, bureaucratic and expensive health care system in the world. It’s time for Medicare for All.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/medicare-for-all-sen-bernie-sanders
Even worse @SRuhle: Healthcare/health insurers/PBMs. PBMs owned by CVS/Aetna, Cigna and UnitedHealth control 80% of the market https://twitter.com/SRuhle/status/1524926985457246213
The baby formula shortage reveals an amazing secret oligopoly:
- 3 American companies control over 90% of the mkt
- hugely restrictive regulations (thanks to big $ lobbying) prohibit foreign formulas
Name another industry/sector/product like this
A legislative committee in the Louisiana House of Representatives has advanced a bill that would expose a person to homicide charges if they receive an abortion in the state.
https://truthout.org/articles/louisiana-republicans-bill-opens-door-to-homicide-charges-for-abortion-patients/
#ICYMI - Read our latest #OpEd: War is a Racket
https://tarbell.org/2022/04/war-is-a-racket/
