But that’s not the crux of the argument. The argument is, “Fine, we’re contractors. That means, as independent contractors, we can charge what we want or else it’s considered price fixing.”

They are also enormous contributors to universities to espouse libertarian ideology- e.g. Prager U.

Truvada is the name of the drug.  The drug owns itself?

Without the dash. That’s wrong, so can ignore.   Just using the approach you set up.

Gilead’s margins are approx 55%.

What is her misunderstanding? If the CDC owns the patent, they can choose to enforce it and prevent Gilead from selling the drug. More likely, they can force them to drop their prices.  Alternatively, they can license the patent to another entity that’s willing to offer it at lower prices.

If Gilead really thinks the…

What does it have to do with her argument that the US owns the patent on a private drug. The US can require that costs be lowered or can enforce the patent and prevent them from selling the drug at all.

You meant “non-critical” thinking. So, now I can ignore you because the rest of your comment has no value.

Yes, the GOP would have frightened the Dems by saying they would run on it during the next election and the Dems would have not passed it because “what if the Republicans are mean to us.”

So, from the conservative trolls, because she was corrected that they made $8B in revenue, not profit, the rest of her questions and statement are moot. 

The right is taking a page from their media/news playbook. Accuse anyone and anything that’s not supportive of them as liberal, treasonous, etc. Out of fear of reprisals, damage to their reputation, being investigated, etc. the FBI will think twice before investigating any GOP political figure, but will most gladly…

Unless you’re rich and white.  In which case, you can go to doctors in other countries or in another state.

Of course, that’s the point.  They brought full throated socialists to create a straw man debate.  Essentially, any socialism is full socialism.  We should respond that Republicans want Somalia or South Sudan.

I work at one of the tech firms that has a huge presence there.  Fair point, but that area goes from suburban to dixie in a few miles.

Sadly- he will probably be replaced with a fundie, who will try to teach “both sides” of evolution, a round earth, climate change, etc.

Ah, but they’re the real racists because they want to erase all the bad things they’ve done.

Now, now.  Senator Collins will absolutely express her concern.  Later, she’ll say that she’s received assurances that what is currently happening, will not happen.

Just remove their names from all their wings, gallaries, etc.

Reagan let them in because many of them were racists and Regan was borrowing from Nixon’s Southern Strategy and Law and Order platforms.

Yes and Republican continue to take advantage of Democrats’ fetishization of “decorum” and “bipartisanship” by shamelessly ignoring these norms, but then complaining loudly when Dems do it. Rather than point out the obvious hypocrisy and respond in kind, we cling to the norms and hope that voters recognize us as being…