Good things happen when elected officials are NOT bought-and-paid-for — lives may get saved! Many Virginia families might be protected and defended from unconscionable insulin prices if Virginia replicates Colorado's law capping insulin co-pays! It's noteworthy that this law is being proposed in Virginia by a state legislator (Delegate Lee Carter) who took no money from pharmaceutical or insurance companies. Ask yourself this: Why didn't leaders in Virginia’s House of Delegates or Senate — Democratic or Republican -- propose capping insulin co-pays? Is it because they are too busy meeting with and/or getting money from corporate lobbyists, such as one of the three insulin manufacturers? The corrosive influence of money in politics cost lives: As reported in the Daily Kos, recently a young Virginia man died at work because he could not afford the insulin he needed — one death too many. Enough is enough — it’s time to name and shame publicly all elected officials (and candidates) who accept campaign contributions from the pharmaceutical industry and other special interests who want elected officials in their pocket so that elected officials will betray hardworking families. As Congressman John Sarbanes says: "The public is smart enough to know that where you get your money, that's where you get your marching orders." If you would like to see other states pass this kind of law protecting diabetics from unconscionable insulin co-pays, please consider “recommending” this post — or “sharing” it on Facebook or tweeting it via Twitter.