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Politics : A US National Health Care System?

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To: TimF who wrote (4113)2/2/2008 6:15:20 PM
From: Joe NYC  Read Replies (1) of 42652
 
Tim,

I would be very interested in the distinction the author sees between "charlatans cynically exploiting desperate people with snake-oil" he condemns and Big Pharma he defends.

The biggest difference I see is that snake oil is a natural substance, it can't kill or harm you, and if fact can help you greatly. Snake oil is rich in Omega 3 fatty acits, namely EPA that is very hard to come buy from sources other than cold water fish. Omega 3s have potent anti-inflamatory effect, which is an underlying cause of many diseases.

On the other hand, products of Big Pharma - drugs, their prescriptions, mis-prescriptions and side effects kill Americans by 10s of thousand per year.

Sign me up with the snake oil charlatans.

Joe
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