Comments on: The Billy Tauzin Experience http://duncancross.net/2009/03/the-billy-tauzin-experience/ ill. humored. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:03:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Norris Hall http://duncancross.net/2009/03/the-billy-tauzin-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1558 Norris Hall Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:59:57 +0000 http://duncancross.net/?p=1178#comment-1558 Billy Tauzin epitomizes the worst example of politicians who sell their votes for monetary gain. While in Congress Tauzin represented the drug lobby and pushed through the Bush senior drug plan. Seniors, hammered by high drug prices were crying bloody murder. So Tauzin worked out a deal. The drug companies wouldn’t give an inch. Instead, Bush would send the seniors bills to the American taxpayer. It was a win for seniors…it was a win for the drug companies…it was a big loss for American taxpayers. Not surprisingly Tauzin left his job in congress to go to work for…you guessed it…the drug company. His million dollars plus salary is payback for all the goodies he delivered to the drug lobby for all those years in congress. Nowadays lobbyist don’t wrap money in paper sacks and shove it under the Congressman’s door. They wait till he leaves office and then hands him the sack in the guise of a “salary”. The American system of government is so corrupt, America ranks #17 on the corruption index… Billy Tauzin epitomizes the worst example of politicians who sell their votes for monetary gain.
While in Congress Tauzin represented the drug lobby and pushed through the Bush senior drug plan.
Seniors, hammered by high drug prices were crying bloody murder.
So Tauzin worked out a deal. The drug companies wouldn’t give an inch. Instead, Bush would send the seniors bills to the American taxpayer.
It was a win for seniors…it was a win for the drug companies…it was a big loss for American taxpayers.

Not surprisingly Tauzin left his job in congress to go to work for…you guessed it…the drug company.

His million dollars plus salary is payback for all the goodies he delivered to the drug lobby for all those years in congress.

Nowadays lobbyist don’t wrap money in paper sacks and shove it under the Congressman’s door. They wait till he leaves office and then hands him the sack in the guise of a “salary”.

The American system of government is so corrupt, America ranks #17 on the corruption index…

]]> By: Lisa Emrich http://duncancross.net/2009/03/the-billy-tauzin-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Lisa Emrich Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:13:55 +0000 http://duncancross.net/?p=1178#comment-798 Duncan, A couple of thoughts. FEHBP is subsidized by taxpayers. You and I both helped to pay Mr. Tauzin's medical bills, while he does not contribute to our own insurance pools. Next, what about the very large number of patients who cannot "beat the odds"? I can never be cured, but yet I live with the progressive and debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. By far, the most stressful aspect of living with these diseases comes from the financial implications. I haven't been blogging health care reform for several months now because it can be depressing and feel ultimately futile. It's easier to give support on a personal level to other patients instead. I appreciate your tell-it-like-it-really-is candor. Please continue to do so. And I hope to see that other post up here on your website. Duncan,

A couple of thoughts. FEHBP is subsidized by taxpayers. You and I both helped to pay Mr. Tauzin’s medical bills, while he does not contribute to our own insurance pools.

Next, what about the very large number of patients who cannot “beat the odds”? I can never be cured, but yet I live with the progressive and debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.

By far, the most stressful aspect of living with these diseases comes from the financial implications. I haven’t been blogging health care reform for several months now because it can be depressing and feel ultimately futile. It’s easier to give support on a personal level to other patients instead.

I appreciate your tell-it-like-it-really-is candor. Please continue to do so. And I hope to see that other post up here on your website.

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