Should we ban pharmaceutical & practicing Doctors 225,000 people killed each year more than Guns (Rush Limbaugh, healthcare)

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by Saritaschihuahua

So if you accidentally kill someone on the road because you made a mistake, should you be hanged in the public square while everyone applauds your hanging?

Michael Jackson is a case Study.

[Don Draper]

Originally Posted by northnut

Can we get over this whole "hey, a fork killed someone, should we ban forks?" It's old & juvenile.

Hurricans kill people, let's ban hurricanes.

[chad3]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Seems like if they need to ban something they should look at other stats.

American drug companies learn many of their drugs kill people, in their pre-market clinical trials. But the drug companies put these drugs on the market anyway. They know they will make $4 billion dollars in profits from the drug, and only have to pay $1 billion dollars in lawsuits from deaths caused by the drug.

Republicans have staffed most of Americas government agencies, with CEO's from the very corporations that agency regulates.
Any time republicans get the chance, they appoint drug company workers to the FDA.

Republican CEO appointments to the FDA, have taken away a lot of its ability, to keep us safe from dangerous drugs.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Michael Jackson is a case Study.

So, how do they count a death? I mean if you are 85yo, break your hip and get screws put in but succumb to a blood clot is that the doc's killing you?

If you show up with stage 3-4 cancer and die 4 months later is that counted?

There aren't enough Michael Jackson scenarios to add up to 225k a year.

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

So, how do they count a death? I mean if you are 85yo, break your hip and get screws put in but succumb to a blood clot is that the doc's killing you?

If you show up with stage 3-4 cancer and die 4 months later is that counted?

There aren't enough Michael Jackson scenarios to add up to 225k a year.

How do you know?

[Quick Enough]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Seems like if they need to ban something they should look at other stats.

But, it can't be. Drugs are "regulated". In fact we have an entire federal agency whose job is NOTHING but drugs, the FDA.

[Saritaschihuahua]

Originally Posted by Don Draper

What would customers like Rush Lmbaugh do??

Without his drug of choice, he'd have all the symptoms of withdrawal - tightness in the chest, racing heart, palpitations, difficulty breathing, tremors, nausea, etc.

[TigerLily24]

Originally Posted by pch1013

Now let's compare the number of lives saved by doctors with the number of lives saved by guns.

Agreed.

[chucksnee]

Originally Posted by Saritaschihuahua

Without his drug of choice, he'd have all the symptoms of withdrawal - tightness in the chest, racing heart, palpitations, difficulty breathing, tremors, nausea, etc.

He is still on drugs, care to provide a link to that, or are you tired of researching and just spewing BS again?

[Saritaschihuahua]

Originally Posted by chucksnee

He is still on drugs, care to provide a link to that, or are you tired of researching and just spewing BS again?

What? Rush went through rehab?????


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