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Why You Can’t Have Cheaper Drugs — The Political Vigilante | Graham Elwood

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Why You Can’t Have Cheaper Drugs — The Political Vigilante | Graham Elwood

In this video, Graham Elwood examines a report from The Intercept by Lee Fang detailing how Big Pharma and major pharmaceutical lobbying groups (such as PhRMA) secretly fund independent conservative advocacy groups—like the American Conservative Union (ACU) and Grover Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)—to launch smear campaigns and fear-mongering ads against Senator Al Franken’s "Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act". Graham breaks down how these astroturfed groups manipulate seniors by warning against "government price-setting" and "rationing", while defending corporate price gouging, astronomical profit margins, and lack of healthcare reform.
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📚 Sources & Further Reading:
1. The Intercept / Lee Fang - Report on Big Pharma Funding Advocacy Groups Against Drug Price Bills: https://theintercept.com/
2. Independent Political Journalism - Pharmaceutical Lobbying, Drug Pricing, and Healthcare Reform: https://www.grahamelwood.com/
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In this video I discuss the following: 
✅ The Intercept report by Lee Fang on Big Pharma lobbying against Senator Al Franken's prescription drug bill
✅ How pharmaceutical umbrella groups (PhRMA) secretly fund front organisations like the ACU and Americans for Tax Reform
✅ Astroturfing and fear-mongering ad campaigns targeting seniors with false claims about "government rationing"
✅ Protecting corporate price gouging, astronomical profits, and opposing healthcare reform
✅ Independent investigative reporting, healthcare policy critique, and supporting the channel via Patreon

⏳ Timestamps: 
00:00 - Introduction & The Intercept Report on Big Pharma Lobbying Against Al Franken's Drug Bill (Lee Fang)
02:15 - PhRMA Funding Front Groups: American Conservative Union (ACU) and Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)
05:30 - Fear-Mongering Ad Campaigns Targeting Seniors and Defending Corporate Price Gouging
07:00 - The Need for Healthcare Reform and Channel Support Wrap-Up

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