tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post4991285456373512853..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Antidotes Dept.Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-51839667649259206972015-11-08T21:35:42.613-05:002015-11-08T21:35:42.613-05:00Greed corrupts. Power enables.
Greed x Power = Cru...Greed corrupts. Power enables.<br />Greed x Power = CrueltyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110457604461995634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-51770904944426968442015-11-07T17:45:18.376-05:002015-11-07T17:45:18.376-05:00Does the State regulate businesses? Operate privat... Does the State regulate businesses? Operate private, member-only clubs, after the fashion of the Dallas Buyers Club. <br /><br />"Dr. Vass, who has had his American medical license revoked, ... prescribes ddC and the protein peptide T, which are not approved in the US. Three months later, Woodroof finds his health much improved. It occurs to him that he could make money by importing the drugs and selling them to other HIV-positive patients. Since the drugs are not illegal, he is able to get them over the border by masquerading as a priest and swearing that they are for personal use.<br /><br />Woodroof begins selling the drugs on the street. He comes back into contact with Rayon, with whom he reluctantly sets up business since she can bring many more clients. The pair establish the "Dallas Buyers Club", charging $400 per month for membership, and it becomes extremely popular. ...<br /><br />Richard Barkley of the FDA confiscates the interferon and threatens to have Woodroof arrested. ...<br /><br />Barkley gets a police permit to raid the Buyers Club, but can do nothing but give Woodroof a fine. In 1987, the FDA changes its regulations such that any unapproved drug is also illegal. ...<br /><br />and in 1987 he (Woodroof) files a lawsuit against the FDA. He seeks the legal right to take the protein, which has been confirmed as non-toxic but is still not approved. <br /><br />The judge is compassionate toward him and admonishes the FDA, but lacks the legal tools to do anything. As the film ends, on-screen text reveals that the FDA later allowed Woodroof to take peptide T for personal use"<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com