Ron Paul admits in speech to public that the FDA And Big Pharma 'are in bed together

[Serpo]

Ron Paul makes a groundbreaking admission to the public on tape - that the FDA and Big Pharma are indeed "in bed together," both building up their monopolies and only interested in making more money. The Republican presidential candidate confirms that the corrupt corporations are running the show, that the FDA is doing more harm than good and many other eye-opening admittances.



Watch the video yourself at:
http://tv.naturalnews.com/v.asp?v=E422FE9A5D1E2C455393C681BB0E1D80


Ron Paul: It never works that way. You know, your safety and your drugs, for instance, it sounds like a reasonable thing. You want safety in your drugs. But the FDA and the drug companies are in bed together and they squeeze out competitions and build up their monopolies and they love government medicine because they make more money. The insurance companies and the drug companies, whether it's Democrats or Republicans reforming the medical care system, these corporations run the show. You know, they support it, it's because the government doesn't take it over. It's the corporations that end up taking over. So, it's well intended but I think it always backfires on us and that the people we're wanting to regulate end up writing their own regulations.

Reporter: So in that particular case would the reasonable alternative being no FDA?

Ron Paul: I think so because, I don't think, I think they've done more harm than good because sometimes it might take them 25 years to allow a good drug to come onto the marketplace and the rules and regulations inhibits the options of the physician to use drugs for anything other than not approved by the FDA, which means it slows up research and the cost goes up and then when it's approved by the FDA, guess what happens? If you're on the inside track of that- I'm the FDA- today I approve this drug, tomorrow, their drug company's value, their stock goes up fifty fold. Just because a bureaucrat made this decision. So, it's a protection of the corporation is basically what it is. People weren't dying from bad drugs before we had the FDA. I mean, it just didn't happen. There'd be other agencies that would do this. There'd be no reason to assume that all of a sudden, the drug companies have it in their interest to give you a bad drug.

Reporter: Well, I'm not sure what fits in there and it's hard to prove a negative, but are you assuming that there are no bad drugs

Ron Paul: There's plenty of bad drugs, and the FDA's permitted a lot of them to get on the market, too. I mean bad drugs on the market now. Did you ever see a PDR? They're about that big and about half of them are useless. But if it's FDA approved- and what does the FDA do when it comes to alternative or natural products? The FDA and the drug industry keeps them off the market. A natural drug product, alternative health care, freedom of choice, it is obstructed from those making those free choices. So it's there to protect the drug industry. They very often do exactly the opposite. I believe in free choice on picking alternative care rather than having it licensed through the FDA and these drug approvals. It delays, it costs so many- this is one reason why drug costs are so high, because it goes through years and years and years of litigation and getting approval, and that's a source of making drug costs much higher in cost.

Reporter: So how did we get to this mess? Let's just stick with FDA or go with Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but how is it that this body of burdensome regulations was allowed to develop? Is it parts of the private sector finding ways to protect themselves or what?

Ron Paul: I don't know, I haven't done a detailed history of exactly this but my assumption would be that it'd be a lot of well noted people saying, well, we need these regulations to help the people and protect the people. But those individuals and the companies that are involved immediately leap to it and take over and find out how they can keep out their competition. What industry it is, whether it's the housing industry, housing insurance, it's always to squeeze the little guy out and protect the big industries. Competition serves the competitor who is trying to compete with big industry, and I don't like to see government protecting big industries and big corporations.


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[ShortJohnSilver]

And RP is a doctor, so he knows what he is talking about.

My mother has mild Parkinsons, not a surprise considering she is 83. I asked the neurologist about changes in diet - he said, no it didn't matter. But he was ready to start her off on some sennamet or whatever it is called ...

[Serpo]

And RP is a doctor, so he knows what he is talking about.

My mother has mild Parkinsons, not a surprise considering she is 83. I asked the neurologist about changes in diet - he said, no it didn't matter. But he was ready to start her off on some sennamet or whatever it is called ...

Of course drugs first ,common sense last.

Your mother at 83 can support the drug industry for a few more years.....they love her.....

[Cebu_4_2]

And RP is a doctor, so he knows what he is talking about.

My mother has mild Parkinsons, not a surprise considering she is 83. I asked the neurologist about changes in diet - he said, no it didn't matter. But he was ready to start her off on some sennamet or whatever it is called ...

Lecithin Glutathione, do a search here. Large Sarge started the thread. Good luck with your mother!

[palani]

R Paul is an allotrope. While his politics may be solid his medicine is suspect.

[Old Herb Lady]

Ron Paul: There's plenty of bad drugs, and the FDA's permitted a lot of them to get on the market, too. I mean bad drugs on the market now. Did you ever see a PDR? They're about that big and about half of them are useless. But if it's FDA approved- and what does the FDA do when it comes to alternative or natural products? The FDA and the drug industry keeps them off the market.
A natural drug product, alternative health care, freedom of choice, it is obstructed from those making those free choices.
So it's there to protect the drug industry.
They very often do exactly the opposite.
I believe in free choice on picking alternative care rather than having it licensed through the FDA and these drug approvals.
It delays, it costs so many- this is one reason why drug costs are so high, because it goes through years and years and years of litigation and getting approval, and that's a source of making drug costs much higher in cost.





You'll never hear another candidate talk like that EVER unless hell freezes over first .

[Old Herb Lady]

R Paul is an allotrope. While his politics may be solid his medicine is suspect.


explain please...........thanks

[palani]

explain please...........thanks

Courtesy of the Rockefellers and the AMA alletropic medicine practically drove homeopathic off the map. Two different philosophies. Homeopathic attempts to find substances that induce the same symptoms while alletropic attempts to find substances that suppress the symptoms. The money is in the suppression of symptoms rather than the curing of the ailment.

On another note, Cain was driven from his presidential quest because he messed with (3) women. As a gynecologist Paul has messed with tens of thousands of women. Wouldn't he be subject to attack on this issue? As in war atrocities, a single murder is homicide while a million such murders is a darned shame.

[Old Herb Lady]

Courtesy of the Rockefellers and the AMA alletropic medicine practically drove homeopathic off the map. Two different philosophies. Homeopathic attempts to find substances that induce the same symptoms while alletropic attempts to find substances that suppress the symptoms. The money is in the suppression of symptoms rather than the curing of the ailment.

On another note, Cain was driven from his presidential quest because he messed with (3) women. As a gynecologist Paul has messed with tens of thousands of women. Wouldn't he be subject to attack on this issue? As in war atrocities, a single murder is homicide while a million such murders is a darned shame.


What the hell is "alletropic" medicine. Is it a new modality in modern medicine that I've not heard of yet ?
Or are you trying to say "allopathic".

Never mind ! Your reply sounded like a drunk/drink post.

[jbeck57143]

Here's something Ron Paul wrote in 2006 about the cost of health care. This is from:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul339.html

Lowering the Cost of Health Care
by Ron Paul

As a medical doctor, I've seen first-hand how bureaucratic red tape interferes with the doctor-patient relationship and drives costs higher. The current system of third-party payers takes decision-making away from doctors, leaving patients feeling rushed and worsening the quality of care. Yet health insurance premiums and drug costs keep rising. Clearly a new approach is needed. Congress needs to craft innovative legislation that makes health care more affordable without raising taxes or increasing the deficit. It also needs to repeal bad laws that keep health care costs higher than necessary.

We should remember that HMOs did not arise because of free-market demand, but rather because of government mandates. The HMO Act of 1973 requires all but the smallest employers to offer their employees HMO coverage, and the tax code allows businesses — but not individuals — to deduct the cost of health insurance premiums. The result is the illogical coupling of employment and health insurance, which often leaves the unemployed without needed catastrophic coverage.

While many in Congress are happy to criticize HMOs today, the public never hears how the present system was imposed upon the American people by federal law. As usual, government intervention in the private market failed to deliver the promised benefits and caused unintended consequences, but Congress never blames itself for the problems created by bad laws. Instead, we are told more government — in the form of “universal coverage” — is the answer. But government already is involved in roughly two-thirds of all health care spending, through Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs.

For decades, the U.S. healthcare system was the envy of the entire world. Not coincidentally, there was far less government involvement in medicine during this time. America had the finest doctors and hospitals, patients enjoyed high-quality, affordable medical care, and thousands of private charities provided health services for the poor. Doctors focused on treating patients, without the red tape and threat of lawsuits that plague the profession today. Most Americans paid cash for basic services, and had insurance only for major illnesses and accidents. This meant both doctors and patients had an incentive to keep costs down, as the patient was directly responsible for payment, rather than an HMO or government program.

The lesson is clear: when government and other third parties get involved, health care costs spiral. The answer is not a system of outright socialized medicine, but rather a system that encourages everyone — doctors, hospitals, patients, and drug companies — to keep costs down. As long as “somebody else” is paying the bill, the bill will be too high.

The following are bills Congress should pass to reduce health care costs and leave more money in the pockets of families:

HR 3075 provides truly comprehensive health care reform by allowing families to claim a tax credit for the rising cost of health insurance premiums. With many families now spending close to $1000 or even more for their monthly premiums, they need real tax relief — including a dollar-for-dollar credit for every cent they spend on health care premiums — to make medical care more affordable.

HR 3076 is specifically designed to address the medical malpractice crisis that threatens to drive thousands of American doctors — especially obstetricians — out of business. The bill provides a dollar-for-dollar tax credit that permits consumers to purchase "negative outcomes" insurance prior to undergoing surgery or other serious medical treatments. Negative outcomes insurance is a novel approach that guarantees those harmed receive fair compensation, while reducing the burden of costly malpractice litigation on the health care system. Patients receive this insurance payout without having to endure lengthy lawsuits, and without having to give away a large portion of their award to a trial lawyer. This also drastically reduces the costs imposed on physicians and hospitals by malpractice litigation. Under HR 3076, individuals can purchase negative outcomes insurance at essentially no cost.

HR 3077 makes it more affordable for parents to provide health care for their children. It creates a $500 per child tax credit for medical expenses and prescription drugs that are not reimbursed by insurance. It also creates a $3,000 tax credit for dependent children with terminal illnesses, cancer, or disabilities. Parents who are struggling to pay for their children's medical care, especially when those children have serious health problems or special needs, need every extra dollar.

HR 3078 is commonsense, compassionate legislation for those suffering from cancer or other terminal illnesses. The sad reality is that many patients battling serious illnesses will never collect Social Security benefits — yet they continue to pay into the Social Security system. When facing a medical crisis, those patients need every extra dollar to pay for medical care, travel, and family matters. HR 3078 waives the employee portion of Social Security payroll taxes (or self-employment taxes) for individuals with documented serious illnesses or cancer. It also suspends Social Security taxes for primary caregivers with a sick spouse or child. There is no justification or excuse for collecting Social Security taxes from sick individuals who literally are fighting for their lives.

August 23, 2006

Dr. Ron Paul is a Republican member of Congress from Texas.

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Here's a page that summarizes his views on health care and health care reform, and also has links to videos from 2007-2011
(It also shows his voting record regarding health care-most of which the people running the site don't approve of)

http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/Profiles/House/Texas/Ron_Paul/Views/Health_Care/

[Horn]

On another note, Cain was driven from his presidential quest because he messed with (3) women. As a gynecologist Paul has messed with tens of thousands of women.

Wouldn't he be subject to attack on this issue? As in war atrocities, a single murder is homicide while a million such murders is a darned shame.

Are you suggesting he prescribes birth control, or aborts?

I thought he was animatedly opposed to both.

[Awoke]

I've said it before, I'll say it again: God bless Ron Paul.