[MCS-CI-Heal] [Paracelsus] Top 10 reasons why we need drug companies (fwd)

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:47:32 -0700

Subject: [Paracelsus] Top 10 reasons why we need drug companies

Top 10 reasons why we need drug companies

1. Cures: We need drug companies to keep finding cures for major

diseases. Look at all the cures they've found so far like... well...

okay, they haven't actually found any cures yet. But maybe they can

at least cure all the bogus diseases they made up like " social

anxiety disorder " and " attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. "

2. National Security: U.S. drug companies are crucial for

protecting our national security by banning prescription drugs from

untrustworthy countries like Canada.

3. The Economy: never mind that most pharmaceutical companies

sell useless products at ridiculous prices. All that money changing

hands is great for the economy. You may be diseased, but think on the

bright side: your Big Pharma stocks are soaring! (With all that

money, you might even be able to afford health insurance...)

4. Doctors: Without the pharmaceutical companies, what would all

the doctors do for work? After all, most so-called " medicine "

involves little more than scribbling out a prescription for the

latest mass-advertised drug. Without drugs, doctors might actually

have to TALK to patients. Horrors!

5. Ethics: With Enron gone, we need a new, national example of

strong ethics that properly communicate the essence of American

corporate greed. Pharmaceutical companies could make Enron look like

the Girl Scouts.

6. Political Fundraising: We need drug companies to support the

re-election efforts of national leaders.

7. Publishers: Without drug company advertising, who would

support all the newspaper and magazine publishers in this country?

After all, many print publications are now little more than pro-drug

infomercial rags dressed up to look like credible news magazines.

8. Patient Responsibility: Without drug companies shifting

health responsibility away from patients, the people would actually

have to think for themselves and take control of their own health.

That's simply too much to ask from a dumbed-down population.

9. The Environment: Drug companies set an excellent example of

fair and balanced environmental policy, which is why antidepressant

drugs are now showing up in the water supply. Their new environmental

slogan? " You take it, you flush it, we fuggedaboutit! "

10. The Elderly: Everybody agrees we need honest U.S. businesses

to look out for the interests of our elders. Pharmaceutical companies

handle this with finesse by taking over the full monthly incomes of

most retired folks. It's a genuine public service.

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