2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why I cannot support Hillary Clinton [View all]senz
(11,945 posts)Sorry to disappear w/o a response to you, but sometimes it's a bit too much to juggle stuff in RL with the often more interesting, even vital, goings on in cyberspace.
I've heard of Humira and other biologics; I think my rheumy is taking it slow with the meds to find out what works and what I can tolerate. Really sorry to hear about the costs for your mom. It's a safe bet that the pharmaceutical companies are cleaning up with this new generation of drugs, and though I can appreciate R&D costs, we know that too much of the price goes to profits that find their way into the CEO pockets.
Loved hearing about the influence of your 7th grade teacher. I was raised by extreme rightwingers, and loyalty kept me in the fold until late adolescence when good influences found, and liberated, my mind and heart. But even earlier, in jr. high, some teachers were paving the way by telling us about the ideas behind the Declaration of Independence and Constitution which gave me a lifelong reverence for our form of government. When I see righties tearing down "government," especially the aspects of government that are responsive to the needs of the people, I know how dangerous and destructive they are. We also had Civics classes, something that seems to have disappeared in recent decades, which is a real shame. To hold onto our representative democracy in the face of an attempted corporate takeover, we need to understand how it works and why it's so important.
You write well and your personal story is compelling as an argument for liberal policies. I hope that you will find a way to publish it in a wider venue. A collection of similar stories illustrating what Reagan, et.al., did to America, how their policies weakened the country and decimated the middle class, would be a very good book for someone to put together. It would probably take a while to produce, although if done as a group effort and perhaps published online, it might go faster. People relate to and learn from personal stories.
Anyway, thanks for your concern and for your contributions to a noble cause. As an older Boomer, it breaks my heart to see what Millennials are facing. I hope you guys are up to it. Take care.