This is a letter to the American people.

In the United States today, a month’s supply of Plavix -- a medicine used to lessen the possibility of heart attack or stroke -- costs about $160. There are 30 pills in a month’s supply. This means each pill costs $5.33.

Half of the year, there are 31 days in the month. In these months, I, and other Plavix users, come up one pill short. My question is: Who is the one who dishes out the monthly supply? Is it a pharmaceutical company?

Under our health-care system in America, at the end of a year I am short six pills. By conservative calculations, this would amount to just under $32 a year.

In our nation, it is estimated that 10 million people use this drug Plavix. That translates into $320 million a year for just one kind of pill. There are, of course, many pills on the market today.

Trivia question: Who is getting that $320 million, while I, and others, are without Plavix on those six days in a year?

A. CEOs who receive multimillion-dollar bonuses?

B. CEOs who use private jets at their leisure?

C. Or, the best U.S. senator and/or congressman money can buy?

Answer: All the above.

Pay attention to every penny you spend, because money is power, and the more money you give away, the more powerful our entities get. And when they get powerful enough, they will use that power against you, and there is nothing you can do about it, because you have given away your power, penny by penny. It might be your congressman, your senator or even your president, or it may be your pharmaceutical company.

At election time, make sure your party and the individual you are voting for will do your bidding. If not, look around; there are independent parties and individuals that will do your bidding for you.
Zoltan L. Meszaros Sr.