Trump's Big Pharma Tariff Threat + The BEST Propaganda Konrad's have seen yet! + Punters Politics Political Fundraising Dinner
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Trump's Big Pharma Tariff Threat
THE TLDR:Big Pharma is using Trump to threaten 200% tariffs on Australian pharmaceutical exports unless Australia dismantles its world-class medicine subsidy system that keeps drug prices affordable.
KEY FACTS:
1️⃣ The price difference is staggering - Australians pay $31.60 for antidepressants that cost Americans $2,244, and $31.60 for insulin that costs Americans $115, thanks to the government's bulk-buying pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS).
2️⃣ Corporate extortion in action - US pharmaceutical lobby groups are pressuring Trump to use tariff threats as leverage to force Australia to abandon the PBS system so they can charge Australians the same extortionate prices that bankrupt and kill Americans.
3️⃣ Rare bipartisan backbone - Both major Australian parties have told Trump to "F off" regarding the PBS, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers declaring it's "not on the table" - showing politicians will stand firm when Medicare's popularity is at stake.
THE TLDR:A viral video promoting Australian fossil fuel use turns out to be corporate propaganda - funded by tax-dodging oil giants and mining billionaires who pocket billions while sticking Aussie taxpayers with the cleanup bill.
KEY FACTS:
1️⃣ Follow the money trail - The viral propaganda comes from Sky News (Murdoch-owned) and IPA (funded by mining heiress Gina Rinehart and fossil fuel companies like Exxon), with the American speaker tied to Exxon-funded think tanks.
2️⃣ Corporate welfare, not public benefit - Major oil companies like Exxon pay zero taxes on billions in income, receive $15 billion in subsidies, and get 56% of Australia's gas resources for free while leaving taxpayers with massive cleanup bills.
THE TLDR:With 2,000+ corporate lobbyists roaming Parliament halls getting laws written in their favor (thats 3 lobbyists to 1 Politician!), we are raising $75K to hire the punters' first lobbyist - because if billionaires get representation, so should regular Aussies.
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