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To: monkeywrench
Why does canada get the drugs so cheaply?

Because they refuse to pay what we pay. And, of course, if the drug companies only get a 1000% markup in Canada instead of the 5000% markup they get here ... it's still a darn good profit margin and they'd be nuts not to take it.

Canada refulates it's drug prices. After the American taxpayer has been forced to help fund the R&D of those drugs. But our drug prices aren't regulated.

Pretty sweet deal for Canada if you ask me.

201 posted on 02/12/2004 5:29:05 PM PST by Stu Cohen
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To: Stu Cohen
Are you advocating that we should 'refulate' our drug prices?

The probable outcome of doing that is incomprehensible!
202 posted on 02/12/2004 5:32:45 PM PST by EternalVigilance (An income tax is like a cowpie...Flatten it, and it's still a cowpie...)
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To: Stu Cohen
And of course, there is the old arguement about Canada's socialist medical system. Even though ours is socialist to a certain extent too.

Yes, Canada has long waiting lists before people can see a doctor, yet their life expectancy is still greater than that in the U.S.

Makes you wonder if it might be the doctors making people sick. The longer it takes to see one, the healthier the population is.

That's a head scratcher.

203 posted on 02/12/2004 5:33:38 PM PST by Stu Cohen
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