Fox News Discovers Math, Ignores Lobbyist History
Yes, 600% price cuts are a fantasy, a number pulled from the same hat as 'clean coal' and 'election integrity.' While pundits dissect the former President's outlandish figures, they conveniently ignore the pharmaceutical industry's real, documented influence on drug pricing. The lobbying group PhRMA spent a staggering $21 million on lobbying in 2023 alone, ensuring any 'cuts' are purely
theoretical. One might wonder why the media focuses on Trump's easily disproved arithmetic, rather than dissecting the structural issues that allow drug companies to dictate prices while showering politicians with 'campaign contributions'—contributions that ensure legislation rarely, if ever, impacts their bottom line. It seems questioning the absurd is easier than challenging the profitable
status quo.