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Old 17th May 2011, 10:55 PM   #181
Clayton Moore
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Originally Posted by Travis View Post
Please explain how any of those on your list are not solid citizens. Why is Big Pharma not a solid citizen for example?
Political influence in the U.S.

[quote]The top twenty pharmaceutical companies and their two trade groups, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and Biotechnology Industry Organization, lobbied on at least 1,600 pieces of legislation between 1998 and 2004. According to the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics, pharmaceutical companies spent $900 million on lobbying between 1998 and 2005, more than any other industry. During the same period, they donated $89.9 million to federal candidates and political parties, giving approximately three times as much to Republicans as to Democrats.[1] According to the Center for Public Integrity, from January 2005 through June 2006 alone, the pharmaceutical industry spent approximately $182 million on Federal lobbying.[2] The industry has 1,274 registered lobbyists in Washington D.C. [3]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmaceutical_lobby

Is that enough Travis?

Last edited by LashL; 18th May 2011 at 05:46 AM.
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