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(For the 2024 presidential election, Big Pharma employees gave $1.7 million to Kamala Harris's campaign, compared with only $300,000 to Donald Trump's.)
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[[Biden]] presidential challenger [[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.]] tweeted on April 24, 2023, the day after [[Tucker Carlson]] was terminated by [[Fox News]]:
 
[[Biden]] presidential challenger [[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.]] tweeted on April 24, 2023, the day after [[Tucker Carlson]] was terminated by [[Fox News]]:
 
{{quotebox-float|"Fox fires Tucker Carlson five days after he crosses the red line by acknowledging that the TV networks pushed a [[covid vaccine|deadly and ineffective vaccine]] to please their Pharma advertisers. Carlson’s breathtakingly courageous April 19 monologue broke TV’s two biggest rules: Tucker told the truth about how greedy Pharma advertisers controlled TV news content and he lambasted obsequious newscasters for promoting jabs they knew to be lethal and worthless. For many years, Tucker has had the nation's biggest audience averaging 3.5 million — 10 times the size of CNN. Fox just demonstrated the terrifying power of Big Pharma."<ref>https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1650550341027475479</ref>}}
 
{{quotebox-float|"Fox fires Tucker Carlson five days after he crosses the red line by acknowledging that the TV networks pushed a [[covid vaccine|deadly and ineffective vaccine]] to please their Pharma advertisers. Carlson’s breathtakingly courageous April 19 monologue broke TV’s two biggest rules: Tucker told the truth about how greedy Pharma advertisers controlled TV news content and he lambasted obsequious newscasters for promoting jabs they knew to be lethal and worthless. For many years, Tucker has had the nation's biggest audience averaging 3.5 million — 10 times the size of CNN. Fox just demonstrated the terrifying power of Big Pharma."<ref>https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1650550341027475479</ref>}}
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==Big Pharma contributions to Senators and Representatives (1990-2024)==
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Harris Kamala (D) — na — $ 11,341,349
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Biden Joe (D) — na — $ 9,128,291
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 +
Obama Barack (D) — na — $ 6,041,678
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 +
Clinton Hillary (D-NY) — New York — $ 4,622,654
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 +
Romney Mitt (R-UT) — Utah — $ 3,378,614
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 +
McConnell Mitch (R-KY) — Kentucky — $ 2,027,732
 +
 +
Sanders Bernie (I-VT) — Vermont — $ 1,953,613
 +
 +
Warnock Raphael (D-GA) — Georgia — $ 1,763,425
 +
 +
Murray Patty (D-WA) — Washington — $ 1,616,081
 +
 +
Schumer Charles E (D-NY) — New York — $ 1,557,928
 +
 +
Menendez Robert (I-NJ) — New Jersey — $ 1,491,425
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 +
McCain John (R-AZ) — Arizona — $ 1,482,256
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 +
Blackburn Marsha (R-TN) — Tennessee — $ 1,380,138
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 +
Kerry John (D-MA) — Massachusetts — $ 1,360,204
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 +
Warren Elizabeth (D-MA) — Massachusetts — $ 1,224,145
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 +
Wyden Ron (D-OR) — Oregon — $ 1,207,873
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 +
Cornyn John (R-TX) — Texas — $ 1,133,363
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 +
Scott Tim (R-SC) — South Carolina — $ 1,128,425
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 +
Ossoff Jon (D-GA) — Georgia — $ 1,100,870
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 +
Brown Sherrod (D-OH) — Ohio — $ 1,063,966
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 +
Kelly Mark (D-AZ) — Arizona — $ 1,041,405
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 +
Portman Rob (R-OH) — Ohio — $ 1,015,247
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Tester Jon (D-MT) — Montana — $ 999,436
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Klobuchar Amy (D-MN) — Minnesota — $ 848,967
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Carper Tom (D-DE) — Delaware — $ 831,138
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 +
Peters Gary (D-MI) — Michigan — $ 812,919
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Sinema Kyrsten (I-AZ) — Arizona — $ 778,486
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Coons Chris (D-DE) — Delaware — $ 764,073
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Bennet Michael (D-CO) — Colorado — $ 730,106
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Graham Lindsey (R-SC) — South Carolina — $ 725,856
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Thune John (R-SD) — South Dakota — $ 666,492
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Markey Ed (D-MA) — Massachusetts — $ 661,442
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Warner Mark (D-VA) — Virginia — $ 654,210
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Gillibrand Kirsten (D-NY) — New York — $ 651,271
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Booker Cory (D-NJ) — New Jersey — $ 647,125
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 02:47, February 2, 2025

The term Big Pharma refers to the large pharmacological lobbying trade association whose members produce most of the commonly prescribed medications today. Big Pharma virtually owns the FDA through intense lobbying and hiring practices, and the FDA is constantly pandering to Big Pharma by preferring use of expensive, risky new medication and vaccines rather than safe, inexpensive medication. Big Pharma is a major proponent of the transgender movement.[1][2][3] For the 2024 presidential election, Big Pharma employees gave $1.7 million to Kamala Harris's campaign, compared with only $300,000 to Donald Trump's.[4]

Pharma typically refers to the pharmaceutical industry, a multibillion-dollar industry enriching executives and stockholders. The term "Biotech" may also be applied to pharmaceutical companies, thought his term is usually reserved for the smaller pharmaceutical companies or those small pharma companies that focus on the production of more "biologicals" (e.g. antibodies, enzymes) rather than small molecule drugs. Profits are very high but unstable, since it commonly takes more than a decade and potentially billions of dollars to bring a new drug to market, and many promising drugs fail to make it due to safety, efficacy, and absorption issues. Once on the market, patents protect it for 17 years. In recent years the international industry has been consolidated as very large companies buy out large companies and biotechs. Along with improved nutrition and sanitation, the drugs produced by the pharmacological industry can be credited for much of the extension of the human lifespan in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Prescription drugs account for 10% of medical costs

In 1994 Pharma played a central role in defeating the Clinton health care package. In 2009, however, Big Pharma cut a deal with the Democrats, promising to cut drug costs by $80 billion over the next decade, and to support the Senate bill; in return they were promised they would not be hit by price controls and foreign drugs would not be allowed in.

The term comes from the industry trade body, supported by companies, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), a Washington, D.C. lobbying group and major campaign finance contributor. According to opensecrets.org Big Parma is the largest donor group to candidates.[5] Pharmaceutical companies are major donors to both federal and state legislative candidates.

During the presidency of Donald J. Trump, Big Pharma has been kept in check. Donald Trump has considered lowering prescription drug prices, which has also, in fairness, been discussed by 2020 Democrats, especially Bernie Sanders.

There are several examples of the corruption of the pharmaceutical industry. For instance, evidence is mounting that they have been covering up a cure for cancer and have pushed the need for unwanted or unnecessary vaccines. Big Pharma has been involved in rewriting medical textbooks for medical colleges,[6] emphasizing the use of opioids for "pain management" rather treating underlying illnesses.[7]

Libertarians and populists on both the left and the right agree that Big Pharma has severely taken advantage of the working class for a long time.

However, disputes are had over what methods should be put in place to keep Pharma in check. 2020 Democrats advocate free health care, which is socialistic, while the Trump Administration argues that lowering prescription drug prices would suffice economically.

According to Dennis Prager, "The left prefers Big Pharma to Donald Trump."[8]

Biden presidential challenger Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. tweeted on April 24, 2023, the day after Tucker Carlson was terminated by Fox News:

"Fox fires Tucker Carlson five days after he crosses the red line by acknowledging that the TV networks pushed a deadly and ineffective vaccine to please their Pharma advertisers. Carlson’s breathtakingly courageous April 19 monologue broke TV’s two biggest rules: Tucker told the truth about how greedy Pharma advertisers controlled TV news content and he lambasted obsequious newscasters for promoting jabs they knew to be lethal and worthless. For many years, Tucker has had the nation's biggest audience averaging 3.5 million — 10 times the size of CNN. Fox just demonstrated the terrifying power of Big Pharma."[9]

Big Pharma contributions to Senators and Representatives (1990-2024)

Harris Kamala (D) — na — $ 11,341,349

Biden Joe (D) — na — $ 9,128,291

Obama Barack (D) — na — $ 6,041,678

Clinton Hillary (D-NY) — New York — $ 4,622,654

Romney Mitt (R-UT) — Utah — $ 3,378,614

McConnell Mitch (R-KY) — Kentucky — $ 2,027,732

Sanders Bernie (I-VT) — Vermont — $ 1,953,613

Warnock Raphael (D-GA) — Georgia — $ 1,763,425

Murray Patty (D-WA) — Washington — $ 1,616,081

Schumer Charles E (D-NY) — New York — $ 1,557,928

Menendez Robert (I-NJ) — New Jersey — $ 1,491,425

McCain John (R-AZ) — Arizona — $ 1,482,256

Blackburn Marsha (R-TN) — Tennessee — $ 1,380,138

Kerry John (D-MA) — Massachusetts — $ 1,360,204

Warren Elizabeth (D-MA) — Massachusetts — $ 1,224,145

Wyden Ron (D-OR) — Oregon — $ 1,207,873

Cornyn John (R-TX) — Texas — $ 1,133,363

Scott Tim (R-SC) — South Carolina — $ 1,128,425

Ossoff Jon (D-GA) — Georgia — $ 1,100,870

Brown Sherrod (D-OH) — Ohio — $ 1,063,966

Kelly Mark (D-AZ) — Arizona — $ 1,041,405

Portman Rob (R-OH) — Ohio — $ 1,015,247

Tester Jon (D-MT) — Montana — $ 999,436

Klobuchar Amy (D-MN) — Minnesota — $ 848,967

Carper Tom (D-DE) — Delaware — $ 831,138

Peters Gary (D-MI) — Michigan — $ 812,919

Sinema Kyrsten (I-AZ) — Arizona — $ 778,486

Coons Chris (D-DE) — Delaware — $ 764,073

Bennet Michael (D-CO) — Colorado — $ 730,106

Graham Lindsey (R-SC) — South Carolina — $ 725,856

Thune John (R-SD) — South Dakota — $ 666,492

Markey Ed (D-MA) — Massachusetts — $ 661,442

Warner Mark (D-VA) — Virginia — $ 654,210

Gillibrand Kirsten (D-NY) — New York — $ 651,271

Booker Cory (D-NJ) — New Jersey — $ 647,125

See also

References

  1. ↑ Trans Activists Funded By Big Pharma Push Biased Research Promoting Medical Transitions For Children
  2. ↑ ‘The Transgender Movement Is Actually an Industry’ by Which Big Pharma Earns ‘Obscene Profits,’ Authors Warn
  3. ↑ TRANS IDEOLOGY AWASH WITH BIG MONEY FROM BIG BIOMED AND BIG PHARMA
  4. ↑ https://www.pharmavoice.com/news/big-pharma-campaign-election-pac-donations/731124/
  5. ↑ https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/10/big-pharma-continues-to-top-lobbying-spending/
  6. ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3778453/
  7. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-dea-big-pharma-and-the-opioid-crisis/2019/07/21/e9c3e9b4-aa4b-11e9-8733-48c87235f396_story.html
  8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5kqlzjByQI
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1650550341027475479

External links

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