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milestogo

(18,291 posts) Sat Jan 1, 2022, 05:04 PM Jan 2022

"The COVID vaccine is part of a scheme to make money for Big Pharma and Anthony Fauci." [View all]

This is a second argument that anti-vaxxers commonly make.

As far as I know, all Covid vaccines in the US have been free to anybody that wants one. As far as I know, Anthony Fauci is a salaried employee and his income is not affected by vaccine production.

But people don't trust Big Pharma, in part due to the Oxycontin/Perdue fiasco.

The response to my first thread was great. Can you help me out with responding to this argument too?

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"The COVID vaccine is part of a scheme to make money for Big Pharma and Anthony Fauci." [View all] milestogo Jan 2022 OP

It's OK Turbineguy Jan 2022 #1

Vaccine costs $19,, monoclonal antibodies and treatment cost thousands Walleye Jan 2022 #2

THIS is the most accurate and salient skewer available Maru Kitteh Jan 2022 #20

It could be. It is the American model. roody Jan 2022 #3

I would Rebl2 Jan 2022 #4

If he did he'd probably have to disclose it, considering his position. Ocelot II Jan 2022 #6

I hope MTG isn't pushing this info because she DOES own stock. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jan 2022 #16

Fauci is a government employee who earns a government salary. Ocelot II Jan 2022 #5

They somehow thinks Fauci is a political appointee instead of a life long government employee. Claustrum Jan 2022 #15

and if the vaccine DIDN'T make money for a for-profit business DBoon Jan 2022 #7

On conservative websites, Mr.Bill Jan 2022 #8

LOL! ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #12

Yet a $56,000 pharmaceutical regimen is just the free market at work... EarthFirst Jan 2022 #9

They have certainly profited off of it madville Jan 2022 #10

+1 leftstreet Jan 2022 #21

The Covid vaccine is mainly a response to the Covid pandemic. Jim__ Jan 2022 #11

and the assholes @ FIX NEWSLESS mbromell69 Jan 2022 #13

and Q ass Marjorie Greeene mbromell69 Jan 2022 #14

Do they really think all the OTHER industries, US & Global whathehell Jan 2022 #17

Anthony Fauci doesn't seem like someone who is motivated by money. milestogo Jan 2022 #18

No, he doesn't whathehell Jan 2022 #19

Not greedy not motivated by money. That is a concept incomprehensible to Republicans Walleye Jan 2022 #22