Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are two reasons why the same drug is 300% more expensive in the US than in Canada is that there is a will among Canadian people that health care be enjoyed by all citizens, and that the Canadian political system apparently works well enough to translate that into political action. In the US, on the other hand, affinity groups (whether racial, class, nationalist) seem to care little about the welfare of other groups, and the democracy on many issues seems barely representational. stuart phillips - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis] > You don't get it. The drug companies don't care, they are selling the drugs > no matter where you buy them. It is very similar to Leica prices, Leica > really doesn't care if you buy your native country official imported Leica > or a "gray" market Leica. The profit is made as long as the product is > sold. > > As to the US government restricting trans-border prescription drugs, it is > the exact opposite: they were trying to allow purchase of some medicines for > Medicare in Canada where they are cheaper. Prices charged in a country > depend on many factors including, taxes, payroll, rent, legal costs and > liabilities, rents and mortgages, portion of company profit assigned to the > country, and where R&D costs are charged. > > Regards, > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html