How an Army of Pharma Lobbyists Have Locked in One of The Biggest Ripoff Schemes in America - RawStory

According to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, the drug industry spent $272,000 in campaign donations per member of Congress last year. He reports that there are more drug company lobbyists than members of Congress. Even before Gilead’s $1000-a-pill hepatitis drug, the result of this unsavory lobbying is a $50 billion annual taxpayer gift to the drug industry–a fact that should outrage every taxpayer. READ MORE