Government-Established and Protected Monopolies are for the “Common Good,” You Say?

I originally posted the following information and commentary upon my Facebook wall…

Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., questions Mylan CEO Heather Bresch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., questions Mylan CEO Heather Bresch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Congressman to EpiPen Owner: ‘You Lobbied Us to Make the Taxpayer Buy Your Stuff’:
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/09/23/congressman-to-epipen-owner-you-lobbies-us-to-make-the-taxpayer-buy-your-stuff/

(Tyler O’neil) South Carolina Congressman Mick Mulvaney attacked the rampant government corruption involved in the high pricing of EpiPen Auto-Injectors at a House panel on Wednesday, telling the woman at the heart of the controversy, “You’ve asked for it.”

“You’ve been in these hallways to ask us to make people buy your stuff,” Mulvaney declared, tearing into Heather Bresch, the CEO of pharmaceutical giant Mylan, the company behind the EpiPen. “I think there’s laws in eleven states now that require schools to have epinephrin in some immediately deliverable fashion. You’ve lobbied us to make the taxpayer buy your stuff.”

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Government-established and protected monopolies are for the “common good,” you selfish fuck-face… Now, shut up, and pay your “fair share” of taxes for these helpful “services,” or you’ll be abducted and thrown in a cage!

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