[eclectic]

I'm Canadian, so I know a thing or two about prescription drugs from Canada. Specifically speaking, I know they're American; the only thing Canadian about them is the label in French and English.

OUCH! More and more democRATic talking points are revealed as nothing else but cheap demagoguery and shameless attempts to confuse the uninformed.

[DmBarch]

Not all the drugs in Canada come from the states. Some may come from Ireland, some from Bangladesh, and some number of them are not what is listed on the label. Because Canada is a small market, the US drugmakers will supply at a lower cost, it is marginal production. The companies know that if they don't supply at the requested Ottawa price, then Ottawa will find a substitute in Europe. I was led to believe that the Canadian taxpayers are subsidizing the program, but that is not really true.

There is still an issue for the Dems because Bush won't go to a government purchasing system (like the VA uses) for Medicaid and Medicare. So they say we are hurting "seniors" and making big money for the drug companies. But the research money must come from somewhere, or all we will have is generics - and no new drugs. I'll be getting a new cancer drug this week.

The underlying issue is that many folks want everything to be an entitlement program. I'd rather you pay some of what you get - and we have charity for people who really can't pay. But too many want programs for those who do not need it so some number of others don't have to go to be embarrassed to go to the "Senior Welfare Office".