Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No one needs a Leica as a life and death matter; 10s of millions of people need medications in order to live. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of brad daly Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 9:25 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis] On Friday, August 30, 2002, at 07:43 PM, Don Dory wrote: > 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. and the fact that drug prices are controlled in canada by the national health. the drug companies are, basically, not allowed to make as much profit in canada. maybe the US should do that to leica. - -- brad daly bwdaly@bigfatpipe.net http://www.bigfatpipe.net/~bwdaly http://www.bigfatpipe.net/~bwdaly/paw.html "There's no way drugs can affect music in a negative way." --Brian Wilson "I pledge allegiance to Queen Frag and her mighty state of hysteria." --Calvin and Hobbes "War, what is it good for? It's good for business." --Billy Bragg - -- 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