Thursday, August 6, 2020

Trump to Provide a Big Statist Protectionist Boost to Big Pharma


So much for lower drug prices.

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order requiring the federal government to buy “essential” drugs from U.S. companies, White House trade advisor Peter Navarro announced today.

The president is expected to sign the order, called “buy American,” during his trip to Ohio later Thursday, Navarro told reporters.

“If we’ve learned anything from the ‘China virus’ pandemic, it is that we are dangerously over-dependent on foreign nations for our essential medicines, for medical supplies like masks, gloves, goggles and medical equipment like ventilators,” the China-hate anti-free trade crony advance continues.

The order will require the government to develop a list of essential medicines and buy them as well as medical supplies from U.S. companies instead of from foreign countries like China, Navarro said.

Blocking of drug purchases from overseas will only mean higher prices in the U.S. In addition. since government will be involved in the purchases the drug companies closest to the government will benefit enormously.

This is crony protectionism of the highest order as Trump continues, step-by-step, to shut down free trade.

It is as if Trump, short of building Gulags, won't resist implementing any measure that won't lower the U.S. standard of living.

What an economic ignoramus.

-RW


3 comments:

  1. Oh, good Lord, he's the better choice!!
    Save us!!!
    Lookin' for an island. I think the Bahamas are toast.
    Caribbean is British and French, no sanctuary there.
    Cuba? Commie. Venezuela? Commie.
    Costa Rica? Mebbe.
    Rio Dulce? HOTTTTT.
    Maybe sell the boat and go Unabomber in Montana or some stuff.....

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    1. I am wondering about the Philippine’s. Does anyone know how they are on freedom?

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  2. So what is the solution here RW? It's pretty stupid for a country to depend upon an outside source for drugs and other medical material. But hey, libertardians are going to libertardian.

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