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ACTION
ALERT! Stop NYC & NYS from participating in drug company blackmail
New
York Network for Action on Medicare and Social Security
June
9, 2003
Dear Friends and Supporters,
As you may know, last fall the New York Network for Action on Medicare and
Social Security (which we co-chair), through it's "New York Campaign
for Access to Affordable Drugs" project, launched a campaign to
expose the nefarious practices of the brand name drug industry in both
stopping real prescription drug coverage in Medicare, and stopping the
federal and state government from lowering drug prices. This
campaign, dubbed "Big Pharma = Bad Karma" has held several
successful street and public actions. The next one is coming up this
Monday morning. Our apologies for the short notice, but everything
is falling into place at the very last minute.
Details follow below (see also attached flyer.)
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BIG PHARMA = BAD KARMA V:
Just Say “NO!” to Drug Company Blackmail!
What: Silent protest and/or present testimony
When: Monday June 9, 10 a.m.
Where: Public Hearing of the Industrial Development Agency of the
New York City Economic Development Corporation, 110 William Street, 6th
fl. (bet. Fulton and John Streets in lower Manhattan) -- call 212-312-3543
if you want to testify
Why: BIG PHARMA is punishing states that negotiate lower drug prices
by moving jobs to other states (...and cooking up sweetheart deals in the
process.)
The BIG Question?
Why are New York City and State giving tax breaks and grants to Pfizer,
the world’s largest drug company, with profits of $9.1 BILLION in 2002,
when both New York City and New York State are going broke, and New
Yorkers are paying the highest drug prices in the world?
The BIG problem = BIG Pharma
-- Pfizer and the other members of BIG Pharma are protecting their
profiteering and outrageous prices by fighting states’ efforts to lower
drug costs and guarantee fair drug prices.
-- BIG Pharma lost that fight in Michigan, and Pfizer is now moving
marketing and administrative jobs out to other states, including a promise
to bring some to New York provided we give them a $46 million tax break
and the promise of grants of at least $1.4 million!
-- High drug prices are a major reason why health care costs are so high
for consumers, and for city and state governments, straining their budgets
in a time of economic downturn.
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For further information and to get involved, contact: (212) 273-5262,
(212) 316-9393, or (212) 925-1829.
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