Big Pharma's profits soar as a new plan aims to make prescription drugs more affordable.
Guest: Alejandro Molina of @Groundwork
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Imagine if every stretch of interstate were owned by a different company that only planned for its own patch and earned more the more it spent.
That's our power grid today.
We coordinated the highways through federal planning, and we can do the same for the grid.
We’ve all received a robocall or spam text promising us an investment that’s too good to be true.
@nealemahoney & @ChadMaisel found that Americans get 4 billion scam & illegal marketing calls each month, or over **130 million a day.**
That's a symptom of the annoyance economy.
Check out @Groundwork Policy Fellow Alejandro Molina break down his two recent papers with Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator on lowering prescription drug prices through a public pharmacy benefit manager and public drug manufacturing:
Big Pharma Charges the World's Highest Prices - Here's the Public Fix.
#CareTalk live Alejandro Molina @Groundwork explores w/ me @healthcarevoice @mswmediapods
& @LouiseNorris @hio_org Diane-Just Care answer your health insurance questions.
"Affordability vs. climate" is a false choice, and one that utilities and Big Tech profit from.
Public power could finance clean energy and the grid to move it — cutting bills and emissions at the same time.
Your utility bills are so expensive because YOU are helping pay for Big Tech's AI boom.
The public is paying for this infrastructure, but has almost no voice in the decisions.
But it doesn't have to be this way. We have a solution.
Lily's recommendations (build the grid, commercialize clean firm, don't focus on mature technologies) map closely to the National Power Authority and Grid Trust Fund proposed by @grayson_flood and @groundwork:
Corporate greed is everywhere: Hidden fees. Surprise charges. Ticket fees that double the price at checkout. Subscriptions that are easy to sign up for & impossible to cancel.
@owenslindsay1 in @newrepublic: "Consumers are fed up." They have every right to be.
From the stadium to the parking lot, FIFA fans are getting gouged every step of the way.
It's depressing to watch what should be a once-in-a-lifetime experience become something only rich people can afford.
$200 parking for USMNT's Round of 32 game 😳
“Americans won’t find any independence from inflation this Fourth of July.”
A new report from @Groundwork and @TCFdotorg tracks price hikes on several July 4 staples.
This is what we mean when we say the American Dream has been ripped away.
None of these should be luxury items. But under Donald Trump’s economy, they are becoming that.
Do I have a timely report for you
Low-income households spend more than triple the amount of their income on energy compared to higher-income households.
Our new "energy for all" proposal would help gap the disparity and actually tax Big Tech for their power usage.
Summer used to be a promise: After working hard all year, ordinary Americans could have a little fun and a little more freedom.
But that promise is starting to slip out of reach.
