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To: jwalsh07

jwalsh07 wrote: Cool, but Canada doesn't make enough product and American companies will not stand idly by while Canadian middle men reap huge profits. The market will work and equilibrium will prevail.

This is how the market will correct: If the amount of drugs selling at a discount to the US from Canada begin to hurt the manufacturers bottom line they will just discontinue selling the drugs to Canada. This possibility has been suggested by several of the major drug makers.


6,917 posted on 10/08/2004 9:11:06 PM PDT by Mase (Some of my friends vote yes, some of my friends vote no and I always vote with my friends-JF'nK)
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To: Mase
"...they will just discontinue selling the drugs to Canada"

Or raise the price until supply equals demand. Free market at work, and all that.

(Canadians are gonna generally be P.O.'d if that happens)

6,926 posted on 10/08/2004 9:12:41 PM PDT by bcoffey (Bush/Cheney: Real men taking charge, talking straight, telling the truth.)
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To: Mase

Yup.


6,932 posted on 10/08/2004 9:13:57 PM PDT by jwalsh07 (Always ask yourself, does this pass the Global Test?)
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