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So, crazy enough, I know the head lobbyist for the group that was fighting against that kidney dialysis thing. It's been struck down three times and, according

So, crazy enough, I know the head lobbyist for the group that was fighting against that kidney dialysis thing. It's been struck down three times and, according to her heavily biased opinion, would seriously adversely affect access and choice. The company spent something like several hundred million dollars fighting that proposition and two before it. Crazy that one special interest can get some signatures to fight for something like that with the only real goal to boost their profits well another special interest fights against it to save theirs. Meanwhile, hundreds of millions of dollars are burned in the process.

brvsft 4y ago
> hundreds of millions of dollars are burned in the process Not burned. Those dollars went to lawyers, advertising platforms, etc.
- wcarron 4y ago
  So... parasites. Burned sounds appropriate
- PhasmaFelis 4y ago
  Which produces as much value, in human terms, as burning them. Possibly less. I think the metaphor stands.
908B64B197 4y ago
> It's been struck down three times and, according to her heavily biased opinion, would seriously adversely affect access and choice. The company spent something like several hundred million dollars fighting that proposition and two before it. All because the (licensed) employees wanted safer conditions for their patients?
no_wizard 4y ago
Something I find suspect is how spending hundreds of millions is profitable unless you're raking in many times that amount per year. I suspect they're guarding massive profits as opposed to advocating for patient access and choice
- MrDunham 4y ago
  it's a good point. From my understanding it was the difference between having a business and not having a business. So, more a fight for survival than a fight for just profitability. Though my memory is fuzzy… We were talking about this over Thanksgiving dinner after several drinks and haven't discussed it since

brvsft 4y ago

> hundreds of millions of dollars are burned in the process Not burned. Those dollars went to lawyers, advertising platforms, etc.

wcarron 4y ago
So... parasites. Burned sounds appropriate
PhasmaFelis 4y ago
Which produces as much value, in human terms, as burning them. Possibly less. I think the metaphor stands.

908B64B197 4y ago

> It's been struck down three times and, according to her heavily biased opinion, would seriously adversely affect access and choice. The company spent something like several hundred million dollars fighting that proposition and two before it. All because the (licensed) employees wanted safer conditions for their patients?

no_wizard 4y ago

Something I find suspect is how spending hundreds of millions is profitable unless you're raking in many times that amount per year. I suspect they're guarding massive profits as opposed to advocating for patient access and choice

MrDunham 4y ago
it's a good point. From my understanding it was the difference between having a business and not having a business. So, more a fight for survival than a fight for just profitability. Though my memory is fuzzy… We were talking about this over Thanksgiving dinner after several drinks and haven't discussed it since