Makes you really wonder what all this shit is really for. ..
Money. As in...
Big Pharma CEO: So, let me get this straight. You want us to produce a vaccine for this swine flu thing.
President: Yes.
Big Pharma CEO: I mean, you want us to produce tons of it.
President: Yes.
Big Pharma CEO: And you're going to buy it all.
President: Yep.
Big Pharma CEO: And if someone dies from the vaccine, that's not our problem? (*1)
President: Right.
Big Pharma CEO: Wait. Hold on. I'm sayin... if a bunch of people croak from our juice, we're not liable.
President: Right. You're not liable.
Big Pharma CEO: That's gotta be against the law somehow.
President: When the president does it, it's not illegal.
Big Pharma CEO: You know we're gonna cash in, right? I'm talkin' billions. I mean... Glaxo is killing it with their swine juice (*2), but that's nothing compared to what we're going to do.
President: Yep. I'm counting on it.
Big Pharma CEO: And we can jam our books with this profit?
President: Don't see why not.
Big Pharma CEO: Our stock is gonna climb. Might be a good time to load up.
President: Well, that'd be insider trading. And that's against the law. haha
Big Pharma CEO: ha ha ha
President: So, are we good?
Big Pharma CEO: Of course. How are you gonna pay for this?
President: C'mon. You've been around the block. Taxpayers... deficits... fiat currency. You know how this works. It's paid for.
Big Pharma CEO: A cynic would say we're stealing.
President: Yeah, that's why I didn't invite any cynics. Just remember this on the run-up to 2012.
Big Pharma CEO: I got yer back.
President: And I got yours.
Big Pharma CEO: I'm giddy.
President: Me, too.
*1 Source:
Swine flu vaccine: Government grants immunity
*2 Source:
GlaxoSmithKline accused of profiteering as drug giant charges NHS £6 for flu vaccine that costs £1 to make | Mail Online