At least the drug maker had the decency to plead guilty and pay a massive fine.
Prescription drug giant GlaxoSmithKline will plead guilty and pay $3 billion to resolve federal criminal and civil inquiries arising from the company’s illegal promotion of some of its products, its failure to report safety data and alleged false price reporting, the Justice Department announced Monday.
The company agreed to plead guilty to three criminal counts, including two counts of introducing misbranded drugs — Paxil and Wellbutrin — and one count of failing to report safety data about the drug Avandia to the Food and Drug Administration.
The $3 billion fine will be the largest penalty ever paid by a drug company, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole said. The corporation also agreed to be monitored by government officials for five years to attempt to ensure the company’s compliance, Cole said.
Democrats misbranded ObamaCare as a “penalty,” but the nation’s highest court ruled that it is in fact a massive tax. ObamaCare has also been found to be unsafe for the US economy and destructive to individual liberty and responsibility. What price should the Obama government pay for its dishonest marketing of such a dangerous product?
– much less money for research and cures.
The Government considers that it has a monopoly on mendacity and hence will not permit (some) others to engage in it. That understood, the whole thing becomes clear.
According to Romney, the mandate is not a tax. Get your message straight.
“According to Romney, the mandate is not a tax. Get your message straight.” –”Patriot”493
Tell us: Which of these has controlling legal authority: A candidate, or the Supreme Court?
Bryan noted that “the nation’s highest court ruled that it is in fact a massive tax.” While you would be correct to note that the Roberts opinion didn’t use the word “massive,” I’m not seeing the basis for your brazen command to Bryan to “Get your message straight.”
Oh, wait, now I see it: You’re a Donk/statist, so issuing commands is totally normal for you.