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Thank God for Big Pharma
On March 15, 2020, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders appeared in a CNN debate. The timing was ominous. COVID-19 had begun its exponential explosion in the United States. New York and other cities were locking down and hospitals were bracing for the inevitable deluge. CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Senator Sanders, “If you were president right now, what would you do to make sure every sick American is able to get treatment?”
Sanders quickly zeroed in on what he believed was the core problem. “We have a bunch of crooks who are running the pharmaceutical industry,” he thundered. “Right now, in the midst of this epidemic, you got people…saying, ‘Oh, wow, what an opportunity to make a fortune!’” As president, Sanders vowed, he wouldn’t let that happen. “The drug companies will not rip us off!”