Trump announces plan to pressure drug companies to lower US costs.

Brand-name prescription drugs in the US, are 4 times more expensive than they are in other developed countries.  The standard line is that America is subsidizing the development of new drugs, while every other country benefits.  If that’s true, we should stop being dopes.

Pharmacy companies spend $30 billion per year on advertising.  New Zealand is the only other company that allows pharmaceutical ads.  Pharmacy companies spend a third of a billion dollars to lobby politicians.

Bernie Sanders and the Progressives were generally in favor of reducing the cost of prescription drugs.  Can they support Trump’s policy while being against Trump on everything?

An executive order won’t hold.  Congress will need to pass legislation.  If they can’t work this out, then we really are in trouble.