Greed is the distinguishing feature of the international drug cartels. They are conducting massive programs of misinformation, controlling governments through campaign contributions and through direct intimidation. The misinformation route has worked in the past. Any attempt to restrict profits was posed as stopping research on life-saving drugs. But the link between drug prices and research has worn too thin.
People are wise to that lie.
But the drug cartels are not done. The article is filled with assertions and allegations, none of which is very convincing. As this column has reported, the 1994 congressional elections saw the drug companies, along with the insurance carriers, pump millions of dollars into congressional races to stop any effort for national health legislation and pricing controls. They succeeded in controlling the outcome of those crucial congressional elections. They are at it again with the tens of millions of dollars for this year s elections.