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I am not american and I remember hearing about OxyCotin for more around 10 years. So I wonder why controling this problem which casued so many loses of lifes (n

I am not american and I remember hearing about OxyCotin for more around 10 years. So I wonder why controling this problem which casued so many loses of lifes (not necessary deaths), took this long to be the target of the government. I also wonder was there one of these stupid political shows that US is used to them now that was stopping anyone to handle it. In the long legal battle I do not think this money is going to be recoverable (at least most of it).

senorjazz 6y ago
I remember it being discussed on drug (recreational) boards 20 years ago. It is not new > So I wonder why controling this problem which casued so many loses of lifes Did you not read $10billion in profit. People point to Mexico and the corruption the narcos bring to the Mexican state. It is the same in the US for this case. Just looked at who profited. Drs, lawyers, politicians, lobbists. Whilst the gravy train is running people are not asking questions at best and doing their best to stop them being asked. The corruption regarding oxycotin, ran from the top to the bottom of the system
vmchale 6y ago
> I wonder why controling this problem which casued so many loses of lifes (not necessary deaths), took this long to be the target of the government. Lots of shit falling apart here...
shirakawasuna 6y ago
The United States is neoliberal with a couple social programs tacked on top. The interests of capital nearly always win. Individuals at the top are nearly always shielded from liability using various levels of companies in between them and the "consumer" and plausible deniability. The typical worst-case scenario is that the company has to pay a large fee that is still smaller than the profits they made through their monstrous actions. These are well-known forces that have acted this way for 150 years. Unfortunately, these systemic problems are not taught in school. Quite the opposite, they are treated more as minor aberrations that are fixed with a touch of social democratic intervention or regulation. And even that is considered an extremist position, extending to all kinds of subjects relevant to this community regarding how tech companies should be structured, labor organized, compensation structured (including healthcare), or even just having more coherent and explicit control over your personal data.
haram_masala 6y ago
It took so long because the Sacklers contributed to many causes and philanthropies favored by the elite, and because the Obama Administration simply did not care about midwestern White people dying. And, the Trump Administration does not care about anything at all.

senorjazz 6y ago

I remember it being discussed on drug (recreational) boards 20 years ago. It is not new > So I wonder why controling this problem which casued so many loses of lifes Did you not read $10billion in profit. People point to Mexico and the corruption the narcos bring to the Mexican state. It is the same in the US for this case. Just looked at who profited. Drs, lawyers, politicians, lobbists. Whilst the gravy train is running people are not asking questions at best and doing their best to stop them being asked. The corruption regarding oxycotin, ran from the top to the bottom of the system

vmchale 6y ago

> I wonder why controling this problem which casued so many loses of lifes (not necessary deaths), took this long to be the target of the government. Lots of shit falling apart here...

shirakawasuna 6y ago

The United States is neoliberal with a couple social programs tacked on top. The interests of capital nearly always win. Individuals at the top are nearly always shielded from liability using various levels of companies in between them and the "consumer" and plausible deniability. The typical worst-case scenario is that the company has to pay a large fee that is still smaller than the profits they made through their monstrous actions. These are well-known forces that have acted this way for 150 years. Unfortunately, these systemic problems are not taught in school. Quite the opposite, they are treated more as minor aberrations that are fixed with a touch of social democratic intervention or regulation. And even that is considered an extremist position, extending to all kinds of subjects relevant to this community regarding how tech companies should be structured, labor organized, compensation structured (including healthcare), or even just having more coherent and explicit control over your personal data.

haram_masala 6y ago

It took so long because the Sacklers contributed to many causes and philanthropies favored by the elite, and because the Obama Administration simply did not care about midwestern White people dying. And, the Trump Administration does not care about anything at all.