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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
they also sell drugs in Sri Lanka, etc. the more volume the more the overhaed gets spread- but profits for the drug cos. come from the State, and if we hold down price you will not see new drug development.
As to the general price of things in Canada v. the States you're wrong- come visit and we'll check license plates at the Best Buy parking lot in Troy some Saturday afternoon.
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On 1, why should US customers be the only suckers? Furthermore, the problem is even further limited, because it's really people without access to Rx drug coverage. I'm quite sure my insurance company isn't paying the full difference between the "retail" price and the amount I'm co-paying.
On 2, I'm sure it goes both ways, depending on the product and the ability of the manufacturer to impose resale price maintenance provisions. But if what you're saying is that the only thing that's cheaper in Canada is Rx drugs, doesn't that tell us something also? Like, US drug consumers are being soaked for a bunch of R&D, and thus are subsidizing foreign consumers' health needs? I say fuck that. I'm not sure of the best way to fuck that, but it should be fucked hard.
