How Pharmaceutical Companies Blackmail Governments

Leaked emails from Aspen Pharmacare revealed how employees of the drug manufacturer celebrated cost increases of life-saving cancer drugs. This celebration came after the company blackmailed the government of Spain, threatening to withhold the drug from the country if the government didn't accept a 4000% price increase. It's one of the many ways pharmaceutical companies take advantage of governments and citizens. How Big Pharma Plotted to Raise the Prices on Cancer Drugs: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/drug-giant-aspen-plot-destroy-cancer-medicine-big-pharma-times-investigation-a7683521.html Big Pharma Giving Doctors Misleading Information: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pharmaceutical-companies-cause-doctors-to-receive-biased-information-about-drugs-costing-hundreds-of-a6893601.html Pharma Spending: https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=H04&cycle=2016 Pharma Lobbying: https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/indusclient.php?id=h04 ************************ Visit Our Website: http://www.humanistreport.com/ Follow Us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HumanistReport Like Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/humanistreport Support the Show: http://www.humanistreport.com/support.html Become a Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/humanistreport Download Our Podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/humanist-report-podcast-episode/id1012568597?i=345667843&mt=2 ************************ Help Us Grow by Using These Links to Shop (We Earn Commission): Support Us by Shopping on Amazon! Bookmark this Link: http://amzn.to/1SGruTY Sign Up for a FREE 30-Day Trial to GameFly: https://www.gamefly.com/#!/registration?adtrackingid=pbridge001 Try Lootcrate if You're a Geek or Gamer: http://www.trylootcrate.com/click.track?CID=327723&AFID=372698&AffiliateReferenceID=HumanistReport Web Hosting for Only $3.95 with HostGator: http://partners.hostgator.com/c/171810/177309/3094 ************************ The Humanist Report (THR) is a progressive political podcast that discusses and analyzes current news events and pressing political issues. Our analyses are guided by humanism and political progressivism. Each news story we cover is supplemented with thought-provoking, fact-based commentary that aims for the highest level of objectivity.