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In reply to the discussion: What are your platform ideas for the Democratic Party? [View all]pinkstarburst
(1,785 posts)46. What drug prices?
I take a bunch of drugs because I'm chronically ill. I did not see any reduction in prescription medication costs under Biden. In fact, my costs went UP.
This is what I'm talking about. Not just getting costs reduced for 10 drugs, not just getting them reduced for Medicare recipients, getting drug prices reduced for EVERYONE.
This is the sort of kitchen table issues that I think sank us in 2024. If things didn't personally feel better for you, maybe you felt like the administration was doing a poor job. I recognize that Biden was out there helping other people, and I voted for Harris. But we need to focus on policies that help EVERYONE because whatever he was doing to "lower drug prices" never made it to my household.
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Some people think the wealthy, as a group have a lot more $$ than they really do.
WarGamer
22 hrs ago
#16
Barabara Lee ran on a $50 per hour minimum wage in her losing Senate campaign.
MichMan
18 hrs ago
#40
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were FOR a lot of things. Pretending they weren't plays into GOP propaganda
emulatorloo
Yesterday
#5
Their platforms need to be revived. Much more salient now that people see the impacts of Project 25
jmbar2
Yesterday
#9
Nope. Lots got done under Biden. Obamacare and more done under Obama. And lots would have gotten done under Harris.
emulatorloo
17 hrs ago
#42
" Kamala Harris' plan to keep prescription drug prices down includes a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs"
emulatorloo
15 hrs ago
#49
Plans. In 4 years my out of pocket costs only went up. Lets stop looking backward.
Melon
9 hrs ago
#77
Recognize that cable TV shouldn't be regulated except for stations that call themselves NEWS.
CrispyQ
14 hrs ago
#57
You can't go backward on technology. That has never worked. The AI genie is out of the bag.
Melon
9 hrs ago
#78
Have some people been living under a rock? It's out there. It's simple. It's BEAUTIFUL.
usonian
Yesterday
#14
As I commented earlier. It's not a platform but a short message to accompany the oligarchy tour.
usonian
9 hrs ago
#74
Media: 'Wide-eyed wonder at all things GOP, steely-eyed skepticism at all things Democratic'
emulatorloo
15 hrs ago
#54
We were for things. Plenty of things. And not just for things, but actually accomplishing those things.
W_HAMILTON
15 hrs ago
#50
You are 100 percent correct. I'm optimistic we can win in 2026, but DU'ers need to stop
emulatorloo
15 hrs ago
#51