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<p>[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 2176887"]Wrapped up in your cynicism is an excellent point. The public at large has no real idea just how important the pharmaceutical industry is to the health of the economy. At one time, the largest single customer that Ford Motor Company had (and this might currently still be accurate) was Pfizer. </p><p>Add to this all of the other companies that have sprung up to provide support to the marketing efforts of the drug companies, and you have yet more people who must make employment changes. There are painful days ahead for sure, and the pain will extend far beyond just us and our friends who make their living here! Don't forget to place some part of the blame on Wall Street as well, as they expect financial results at whatever price is and has been necessary. The biggest losers of all though will be the middle and lower class Americans who have bought into the politicians plea for votes with the promise of cheap or free drugs and healthcare for all. This group will suffer the most with nothing but access to the lowest quality therapeutic options (i.e Wal Mart generics) and the most marginally qualified medical professionals to dole out the prescriptions (i.e. Wal Mart clinics). For those of us still employed within this industry, most of us better figure out where to land safely because the volume of people necessary to staff the new "big pharma" will likely 1/2 (at best) of what it is now. </p><p>To the layman who reads the occasional post on this site - Take good, good, good care of yourself! When you do get sick, take your $4.00 prescription for some generic produced in India (or worse China) from the script you received at the Wal Mart clinic by the PA (who barely finished PA school) with care. Welcome to the world of increasingly socialized medicine!!! </p><p>If you don't believe the thing about the Wal Mart clinics, do some research. </p><p>They are already here and there are plans for many, many more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 2176887"]Wrapped up in your cynicism is an excellent point. The public at large has no real idea just how important the pharmaceutical industry is to the health of the economy. At one time, the largest single customer that Ford Motor Company had (and this might currently still be accurate) was Pfizer. Add to this all of the other companies that have sprung up to provide support to the marketing efforts of the drug companies, and you have yet more people who must make employment changes. There are painful days ahead for sure, and the pain will extend far beyond just us and our friends who make their living here! Don't forget to place some part of the blame on Wall Street as well, as they expect financial results at whatever price is and has been necessary. The biggest losers of all though will be the middle and lower class Americans who have bought into the politicians plea for votes with the promise of cheap or free drugs and healthcare for all. This group will suffer the most with nothing but access to the lowest quality therapeutic options (i.e Wal Mart generics) and the most marginally qualified medical professionals to dole out the prescriptions (i.e. Wal Mart clinics). For those of us still employed within this industry, most of us better figure out where to land safely because the volume of people necessary to staff the new "big pharma" will likely 1/2 (at best) of what it is now. To the layman who reads the occasional post on this site - Take good, good, good care of yourself! When you do get sick, take your $4.00 prescription for some generic produced in India (or worse China) from the script you received at the Wal Mart clinic by the PA (who barely finished PA school) with care. Welcome to the world of increasingly socialized medicine!!! If you don't believe the thing about the Wal Mart clinics, do some research. They are already here and there are plans for many, many more.[/QUOTE]
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