Big Pharma
Big Pharma companies pay fees
that get spent on the salaries
of scientists who regulate
each new drug, so the long-term fate
of every drug executive
depends on an affirmative
from people at the FDA,
the very people that they pay.
Big Pharma touts the benefit
of each new compound, and if it
becomes a new blockbuster, then
their bought-and-paid-for congressmen
come on their knees, and each one gains
more cash to finance their campaigns,
while they hold hearings that suggest
there’s some new drug we should ingest.
Big Pharma then spends so much more
on advertising to secure
the never-ending loyalty
of those who lecture on TV
about our need to “take the jab,”
who sound sincere, but while they gab,
the massive paycheck each collects,
means they can’t mention side effects.
Big Pharma angrily denies
they’re guilty for autism’s rise,
which everybody hopes is true
but, with examples like Purdue,
or Pfizer, Merck or J&J,
which all got fined and had to pay
huge fines, yet they will not allow
us any probing questions now.
Small Pharma once did things quite well,
but bloated they exist to sell
us potions, lotions, shots, and pills
that help, but then cause other ills
for which they have more pills to sell
that never seem to make us well.
But woe to anyone who dares
to doubt Big Pharma millionaires.
Warren Bonham is a private equity investor who lives in Southlake, Texas.
Mannnn… loving this one that nails the problem! Or problems, rather…
Too bad that the FDA doesn’t seem to be any different under Kennedy. Lots of talk but very short on the action front… one step forward, two steps back.
I did spot one mistake. The last word is misspelled… should begin with a ‘B’
This article bears out your points:
https://expose-news.com/2025/11/13/why-have-so-few-doctors-dared-to-tell-the-truth/
Thanks for the spelling correction, “B” is more fitting. The article is also very appropriate. When people with concerns are not allowed to speak, the only possible outcome is mistrust of the directives they’re being given. Sometimes, that mistrust dies out over time, but in this case, it reached critical mass, and we’re left with a system that very few people trust.
Thank you for the excellent poem, Warren. It’s impossible to trust a multi-billion dollar industry which has every incentive to keep people sick and dependent. We must always keep in mind that from their point of view, their customers are consumers – not patients.
The annuity streams created by these blockbuster drugs are amazing. Many of the compounds being developed create lifelong dependency. In many cases, they also create side effects that require other compounds so that they can be managed. It’s a great business model.
Greed, corruption and lies seem to steer the world. Thank you for exposing some of it.
The big Pharma companies spend the most lobbying Congress (by far). They are also prolific advertisers and collectively donated over $100 million to political candidates in the 2024 election cycle. Over 60% of the FDA’s budget is paid directly by these companies. It’s impossible for this spending not to influence decision making.
DIRECT HIT, Warren – and I’m barely-living-proof that 90+% of the medical conglomerate has no intention of ‘curing’ virtually anything, and hasn’t for a very long time. No less scathing that it needs to be, and no more deserving target. Thanks for the meaningful read, and here’s a little doodad that lends itself to pretty much the same scenario –
There’s Nothing Dumber Than an Idealistic Physician!
“I can’t believe you did that! I thought I’d made it clear,
and yet again – with you, Bernard — here I am repeating it!
No matter what a patient has we NEVER opt for ‘curing’ them
’cause what we ‘NET’ increases when we stick to merely — TREATING it!
“You love your 4 new houses and your 7 fancy cars,
and that million-dollar-getaway in Mozambique – correct?
Well… studies prove that clinics that are known for CURING people —
instead of simply treating them — unlike you might expect,
“Very often struggle to retain their young physicians
Who concentrate on ‘healing’ people, which, in time, of course,
Robs them of the funds they need to keep their clinic open
by diminishing the income from their one and only source!
“HEALING all their – ‘walking-check-books’ – rather than just treating them
will, in many instances, deprive them of what’s needed
To properly remunerate their strugg’ling-med-school-graduates,
who tend to find their bank accounts disgustingly depleted!
“This is why – unless the patient’s on the verge of death –
we merely do our best to help them cope with what they’ve got,
And – most by far are satisfied with regimens of therapy
or – when in pain, a (nearly always) inefficient shot!
“So, once again – for one last time – I’m warning you, Bernard —
you either ‘play the game’ and merely ‘TREAT’ the ones you see,
And disregard your penchant for providing them a ‘CURE’ –
or… I can guarantee you… you’ll be answering to me!
You make great points. Coping and treating are very different than curing and healing. Well done!
Right on target, Warren!
Thanks! There’s a lot wrong with the current system which makes it an easy target. Having said that, the solutions are never as easy to come by.
It’s a scandal for sure, but the saddest thing is that these pill-pushing mega-corporations won’t spend a dime on researching alternative, natural cures — no money in it! In the third stanza you are wrong about one thing: They do mention side-effects. But you will notice that they are ticked off rapid-fire at the end of their advertisements. Generally, the end part is the only thing to which I pay much attention.
Spot on. If done right, research would also reveal how to avoid getting sick in the first place, but that would cut off a very large revenue stream. Good point about the side effects. Internal compliance departments make them rhyme off long lists, but in a way that ensures no one ever listens.
It sounds a bit like the FAA, where Boeing was doing the safety checks on, er, Boeing aircraft, because the FAA had no money to do it themselves.
It still amazes me all this hysteria about vaccines. If COVID had been as deadly as SARS (SAR had an 11% lethality rate, but was difficult to contract, while COVID was perhaps 0.6% lethality, but easy to contract), we would have been clamouring for a vaccine.
As for patents, Banting, et al sold the patent for insulin for a symbolic amount to the University of Toronto. As Banting put it: “Insulin does not belong to me, it belongs to the world”. Then the university gave what became Big Pharma the rights to mass-produce insulin. What would Banting have thought? He was my diabetic grandfather’s hero.
You make some interesting points, Warren, though as you can see, I’m not in full agreement, though I’m sure I’ll be put right.
Foxes don’t make good hen house guards. I definitely agree with you that there have been some amazing break throughs that have saved many lives. My cynical side tells me that this used to be the primary objective of these big pharma companies but that it no longer holds this position.
Yes, good points, Warren, about the excessive focus on profit when the product is supposedly health. Too many of the drugs we ingest are not meant to cure an ill but to delay or prevent it, meaning the patient customers have to consume it repeatedly, each time paying more. If others like C. B. Anderson are interested in the massive amount of research that has been done on natural alternatives to heal or prevent our common diseases, it is collected by Dr. Joel Fuhrman in “Eat for Life.” Not an easy book to read because of medical terminology, but the message is invaluable. With proper food, “You simply do not have to be sick.” And one indication you are leaving sickness behind is that you can stop taking most or all medications. Meds help enormously when truly needed, but they needn’t be a regular diet. Thanks, Warren, for additional good motivation!
Excellent point. Prevention of chronic sickness should be our goal so we can end the pharmacological cycle many of us are on. Ben Franklin’s “ounce of prevention” proverb applies nowhere more than when it comes to managing our health.
Hmmm, Warren, Cherry-picking facts about lethality or historical patents doesn’t erase the systemic problem: Big Pharma exists to make profit, not to heal. Dismissing concern about vaccines or drugs as “hysteria” ignores the very real risks of regulatory capture, advertising influence, and profit-driven approvals. This isn’t exaggeration—it’s a precise indictment of an industry that treats patients as wallets, not people. Whenever we sugarcoat problems people suffer and die unnecessarily.
Pfizer had revenue in excess of $60 billion in 2024 and its market value exceeds $300 billion. The only way for them to keep growing is to crank out blockbuster drugs. It’s hard to do that by curing diseases. Selling pills that a lot of people need to take forever generates a lot more profit.
Warren, you are right… the Big Pharma predations are based on the wonder drugs of the past, on their forever drugs, side effects that enable further prescriptions, the undeserved trust of hard-working people in doctors and regulators, and the deep corruption in every part of our government. Suzy Wiles is killing MAHA. Big Pharma has killed many friends of ours… they almost killed me.
Also, any diet meant to keep you well would NOT advise against consuming meat and eggs. There is a reason the Beefeaters have always eaten beef. I pray that Great Britain does not change their name to the Soy Boys!
Warren, I cannot thank you enough for this eye-opening poem, which captures attention with rhyme, rhythm, and raw truth, leaving dry news articles on the very same subject in the dust. Skepticism is not up for criticism. It’s a means of survival in this post-truth era of murder and money-spinning.