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    Tag: Cold Medicine

    And speaking of frustration... URGENT ACTION ALERT


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Wed May 11, 2011 at 11:23:04 AM EST
    Tags: Government, Excessive regulation, Cold Medicine, Matt Lori, Michigan, Prescription Snot Blaster, Tracking, Pharmacies, Frustration, Allergies (all tags)

    Remember last month when you made a phone call to State Representative Matt Lori (r) to tell him you expect better from him than his attempt to increase regulations, drive up health care costs and to criminalize your kids' cold medicine?

    For a time, we shut it down.  Just let that sink in for a minute folks. We brought out the light, and for a while, the threat of a sunburn kept this bad legislation indoors.

    Unfortunately the cloudy skies over Lansing requires we sometimes must perform our Sun-Dance repeatedly. While our voices on the subject grew a little more silent with the satisfaction of a job well done, Representative Lori seems to have regained his own on the subject.

    Apparently he hasn't gotten the message yet.

    One of the nice things about blogging here on RightMichigan and over at MTTM, are the relationships I've been able to make with some great people in Lansing.  This morning several little birdies started chirping that Representative Lori has decided to resurrect his big-government bill and to take a second swing for the fences after you folks rose up and spoke out last time.

    Apparently he's been seen around the Capitol this week shopping for co-sponsors.

    And below we go.

    (2 comments, 581 words in story) Full Story

    Seriously.. Think of the Children. Action Alert!


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Mon Apr 11, 2011 at 08:42:30 AM EST
    Tags: Michigan, Cold Medicine, Prescription, added costs, Matt Lori, Not Conservative, Tea Party, Action (all tags)

    URGENT : Tell Matt Lori (r) You Expect Better than his Latest Attempt to Increase Regulations, Drive up Health Care Costs and Criminalize Cold Medicine!

    Supposed Republican Matt Lori and his friends in the mainstream media have been blazing a trail to higher health care costs, bigger government and increased regulations this week in their fight to force you to see a doctor before you get your kid her over-the-counter cold medicine.

    I said it on Wednesday, and I'll say it again today...

    When daddy or mommy are considering whether or not to go grab a bottle of Triminic, Flintstones gravel throat annihilator, or one of the wildly popular alternatives to give a some relief to little Suzie with the runny nose and scratchy pipes, the last thing they should have to concern themselves with is an appointment with the family doctor.  A $7 bottle of cold medication that if Michigan state representative Matt Lori has his way could cost another $60-$100.  

    And just how well exactly does Lori expect this sort of nonsensical spike in regulation to go over in the year of the Tea Party?

    Enough is enough.  Please pick up your phone now.  Yes, right now.  Then dial one of these numbers to reach Lori's Lansing office and tell him enough is enough:

    Phone: (517) 373-0832
    Toll Free: (877) 262-5959

    More below ~

    (29 comments, 390 words in story) Full Story

    A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

    Think of the Children.


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Wed Apr 06, 2011 at 04:40:07 PM EST
    Tags: Cold Medicine, Matt Lori, Michigan, Prescription Snot Blaster, Tracking, Pharmacies, Knee-Jerk Reactionary (all tags)

    Seriously.  I am saying this.

    When daddy or mommy are considering whether or not to go grab a bottle of Triminic, Flintstones gravel throat annihilator, or one of the wildly popular alternatives to give a some relief to little Suzie with the runny nose and scratchy pipes, the last thing they should have to concern themselves with is an appointment with the family doctor.  A $7 bottle of cold medication that if Michigan state representative Matt Lori has his way could cost another $60-$100.  

    "No Suzie..  Suck it up, and take it like a man"

    Lori, a Republican from Constantine wants to essentially move the counter of pharmacies out into the aisle a few more feet by making cold medicines which are now considered OTC (over the counter) "prescription only."

    "Lori, a former St. Joseph County sheriff, said he was prompted to seek the change because he is fed up with the massive cost to taxpayers methamphetamine has brought to Michigan."
    "Fed up with the cost ... "

    When I saw this I about needed a big ol bottle of unbranded snot killer myself to deal with a minor choking issue.

    Seriously Matt.  Think long and hard about what you are proposing. Make this article inaccurate by reconsidering the costs you would be bringing to families that just want a little relief from their kid's sneezing attacks or coughing.  Parents would be fed up with the costs the first time they face this issue.

    There may be some different answers, but this isn't it.  So I did some looking through Google ~below~

    (4 comments, 599 words in story) Full Story

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