Can't get flu shots? It's ok cuz its not his fault!Follow

Is it really something that can be controlled by the president?

I find it interesting how he pledges there will not be a draft. How can he make that promise? In the event of a major attack that disables a large portion of our soldiers what exactly will his plan be?

It's the drug companies. They can't make any money mass-producing flu vaccines, so we had to outsource half of our supplies to British pharms. Another shining example of Western capitalism and the American pursuit of another buck.

No, I'm not advocating socialism, calm down Drac. I just wish that companies could see beyond profits and try to do their jobs competently first.

directly? no. the government is not in place to dictate every action by everyone, individual or corporate. the policies it sets forth that control things like healthcare indirectly dictate how the supporting healthcare providers and drug manufacturers run their businesses, though.

at the very least, we should have known about the shortage long before the last minute. these are things the president (and his long list of staff) are paid the big bucks to keep track of.

Hmmm? Someone say my name?

Totem

i guess then it would be "Bush/Cheney for a more manipulated America"?

just take a look at your avatar..the ole boy has taught you well. can't win through conventional means, trick em!

I, for one, have been resisting an ever-increasing impulse to call you Dracoid...

Heheheh-ow!eheheh.

Me? Dracoid? No, not I. I have no puppets, as my post count will attest, since I wouldn't have time to post under a different name. Besides, Drac would be mightily offended at being called a black man, as all good Communists are whiter than white.

Totem

I'm not sure how much Bush has to do with flu vaccines. I don't want him elected but that doesn't mean he's responsible for everything in the nation that doesn't go swimmingly.

The plant was shut down by British authorities. Bush made it sound in the debates as if "we" caught contaminated vaccine which is patently false. At the same time, there wasn't much Bush could have done to magically stop the vaccine from being contaminated.

The producers of the vaccine are American and based in California. So this isn't just an issue that scary legal monsters drove the business out of America, they're just producing in the UK. When it comes time to sue, you don't sue the factory, you sue the owners.

According to Bush, we would have had ample amounts of the vaccine if not for the plant shutdown. So to imply that legal issues kept other companies from producing the vaccine would fly in the face of supply and demand. If three companies are enough to get vaccine to everyone who wants it at a reasonable price, there's simply no room for a fourth company to take the time and expense of making a warehouse full of the stuff, legal issues or no.

Sorry, I didn't want to Fix it, it just sorta happened. :(