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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (40409)9/15/2005 3:56:19 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) of 90947
 
Peter said this:

"Another additive to our medical costs are the free loaders from other countries that fail to pay a fair share of the research and development costs for new drugs."

I responded this:

"What does that mean? I've been in Puerto Rico where your drug heroes hold huge conventions to celebrate the fact that they don't pay any taxes. You think your drug industry is adding to your medical costs? What a thought?"

The context is not difficult to understand. The flippancy matches his flippancy about "freeloaders", etc.

The statement is not "rash". You know damn well I was not suggesting that the convention was called for the express purpose of celebrating not paying any taxes. If my recollection serves, THAT particular party was for employees of Pfizer's and not to wine and dine doctors. It was not called to celebrate not paying taxes. You know damn well that THOSE parties would have been held when the tax haven status was first established (you can look up the year, if you want to know it).

You KNOW my statement was a response to his suggestion that the drug companies (poor things) are hard done by (through the perfidy of "freeloaders" from other countries, don't you know). So don't even pretend that you do literally believe that I thought they called this huge party to celebrate that they pay no Federal Taxes? What? They hold such a party once a year?

But the fact that they do NOT pay Federal Taxes has MUCH to do with the veneers on their perfect white teeth and the bottomless punch bowl. No, I AM NOT suggesting they have veneers on their perfect white f--king teeth. And I NOT suggesting there is such a thing as a bottomless f--king punch bowl. And I am NOT going to spend 30 seconds explaining what that means.

As a matter of fact, I am going for a f--king walk.
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