The Power of the Drug Companies

 
Do you know who the #1 lobbyist is in Washington?  Of all the big industries out there, you may be shocked to find out that it is the pharmaceutical companies!  From what I understand, the drug companies are making more than 600 billion dollars a year!  I personally can’t even fathom that amount of money.

Not only do Americans consume the majority of the world’s pharmaceutical drugs, the drug companies have convinced us to DONATE MONEY TO THEM!!  When we donate our time and money to the archaic concept of finding a cure, do you know where your hard earned money is going? 
 
How about instead of finding a cure, we find a prevention?  But wait, we already know many preventative ways to reduce the risk of disease, illness, pathology, and most health ailments that typically befall us.  I for one, think our world would be in much better shape, from a health stand point and from a financial stand point, if the pharmaceutical companies were cut down to only the bare essentials (or disappeared).  That will only happen if the consumers decide to stop consuming, and choose to spend their well earned money elsewhere.
 
I usually try to keep this blog positive, so I’m sure my next entry will be more uplifting, maybe I’ll write about puppies J