THEIR PRESCRIPTION DRUG PILLS IN HALF BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD
HALF BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD THE MEDICINE THEY NEED.
THE MEDICINE THEY NEED. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT IN AMERICA
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT IN AMERICA TODAY PEOPLE ARE DYING BECAUSE
TODAY PEOPLE ARE DYING BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF PRESCRIPTION
OF THE HIGH COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND TODAY WE ARE NOW
DRUGS AND TODAY WE ARE NOW LOUDLY AND CLEARLY THAT WE WILL
LOUDLY AND CLEARLY THAT WE WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT THE GREED OF
NO LONGER ACCEPT THE GREED OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY.
THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY. [ APPLAUSE ]
[ APPLAUSE ] >> IN FACT, LATER THIS MONTH ON
>> IN FACT, LATER THIS MONTH ON THE 28th I’LL BE GOING TO
THE 28th I’LL BE GOING TO DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AND GET ON A
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AND GET ON A BUS WITH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO
BUS WITH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIABETES AND WE ARE GOING
HAVE DIABETES AND WE ARE GOING TO BE TAKING THAT BUS TO WINDSOR
TO BE TAKING THAT BUS TO WINDSOR ONTARIO.
ONTARIO. AND IN WINDSOR ONTARIO WE ARE
AND IN WINDSOR ONTARIO WE ARE GOING TO BUY INSULIN FOR ONE
GOING TO BUY INSULIN FOR ONE TENTH OF THE PRICE THAT DIABETIC
TENTH OF THE PRICE THAT DIABETIC PATIENTS ARE CHARGED IN THE
PATIENTS ARE CHARGED IN THE UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. SO TODAY WE TELL THE
SO TODAY WE TELL THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY THEIR
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY THEIR GREED IS GOING TO END, THAT
GREED IS GOING TO END, THAT UNDER MEDICARE FOR ALL THERE
UNDER MEDICARE FOR ALL THERE WILL BE A CAP ON WHAT PEOPLE
WILL BE A CAP ON WHAT PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR MEDICINE
WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR MEDICINE AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO
AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO SIGNIFICANTLY AND UNDERLINE THE
SIGNIFICANTLY AND UNDERLINE THE WORD SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER
WORD SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS IN
PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS IN AMERICA.
AMERICA. WE ARE TIRED OF GETTING RIPPED
WE ARE TIRED OF GETTING RIPPED OFF.
OFF. [ APPLAUSE ]
[ APPLAUSE ] >> I AM TIERDRED OF TALKING WITH
>> I AM TIERDRED OF TALKING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH
PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN THIS COUNTRY
MENTAL ILLNESS IN THIS COUNTRY WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE MENTAL
WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLING THEY
HEALTH COUNSELLING THEY DESPERATELY NEED.
DESPERATELY NEED. I AM TIRED OF TALKING AND
I AM TIRED OF TALKING AND MEETING WITH PEOPLE WHOSE TEETH
MEETING WITH PEOPLE WHOSE TEETH ARE ROTTING IN THEIR MOUTHS, BUT
ARE ROTTING IN THEIR MOUTHS, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND AFFORDABLE
THEY CANNOT FIND AFFORDABLE DENTAL CARE.
DENTAL CARE. LET ME BE VERY HONEST AND TELL
LET ME BE VERY HONEST AND TELL YOU WHAT I THINK MANY OF YOU
YOU WHAT I THINK MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW, THAT THE CURRENT
ALREADY KNOW, THAT THE CURRENT DEBATE OVER MEDICARE FOR ALL HAS
DEBATE OVER MEDICARE FOR ALL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HEALTH CARE.
NOTHING TO DO WITH HEALTH CARE. WE ARE NOT IN A DEBATE ABOUT
WE ARE NOT IN A DEBATE ABOUT WHICH HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS
WHICH HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS WORKING WELL OR WHICH IS BETTER.
WORKING WELL OR WHICH IS BETTER. NOBODY THINKS THAT A SYSTEM IN
NOBODY THINKS THAT A SYSTEM IN WHICH 80 MILLION PEOPLE OR MORE
WHICH 80 MILLION PEOPLE OR MORE HAVE NO HEALTH INSURANCE OR ARE
HAVE NO HEALTH INSURANCE OR ARE UNDER INSURED IS A GOOD SYSTEM.
UNDER INSURED IS A GOOD SYSTEM. NOBODY I KNOW THINKS THAT WHEN
NOBODY I KNOW THINKS THAT WHEN AMERICANS ARE PAYING THE HIGHEST
AMERICANS ARE PAYING THE HIGHEST PRICES IN THE WORLD FOR
PRICES IN THE WORLD FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, THAT THAT IS
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, THAT THAT IS A GOOD SYSTEM.
A GOOD SYSTEM. THE DEBATE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY
THE DEBATE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING IN THIS CAMPAIGN AND ALL
HAVING IN THIS CAMPAIGN AND ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY HAS NOTHING TO
OVER THIS COUNTRY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HEALTH CARE BUT IT HAS
DO WITH HEALTH CARE BUT IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE GREED
EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE GREED AND PROFITS OF THE HEALTH CARE
AND PROFITS OF THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY. [ APPLAUSE ]
