tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post5873366530026474099..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Of Pens and PayoffsDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-58049756799167798332011-09-03T21:08:57.506-05:002011-09-03T21:08:57.506-05:00Ethics are for the little people.Ethics are for the little people.Pluripotenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185555436961257160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-85152091329868834982011-09-03T04:34:48.113-05:002011-09-03T04:34:48.113-05:00I'm old enough to remember when Eli Lilly gave...I'm old enough to remember when Eli Lilly gave graduating medical students a nice leather medical bag with our names emblazoned in gold letters. Now, that was graft! You didn't have to have a reflex hammer sticking out of your white coat pocket, a stethoscope hanging around your neck, and a Harriet Lane manual in your hand. You could put it all in your official medical bag, Doctor! That&#Tim Hulsey, MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-60403961569706529352011-09-02T11:11:41.848-05:002011-09-02T11:11:41.848-05:00It's OK for politicians to accept campaign don...It's OK for politicians to accept campaign donations and claim they are not influenced by those donations. It is OK for these same politicians to go on junkets and attend dinners from lobbying firms without concern that our politicians will be unduly influenced. It is OK for a financial consultant to reccommend you to someone for advice and take a cut (kickback?) for this advice. But is not Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-62134393627726174412011-09-02T06:58:13.379-05:002011-09-02T06:58:13.379-05:00There's more and more of this in DC: in misgui...There's more and more of this in DC: in misguided efforts to cut spending, regulatory agencies are being funded by "assessments" on those they regulate. <br /><br />Not good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com