I think the thing you've overlooked is that the drug companies
themselves sell the drugs to Canada for considerably cheaper than they
do to US customers. So IIRC, Canada is just passing along that savings
rather than getting caught short in subsidising.
-Kevin
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:38:12 -0400, Nick McClure
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> OK, so if I understand this correctly, Drug companies in the US sell drugs
> to Canada at their normal rates, then Canada subsidizes the drugs, brings
> the cost down, and the then US Pharmacies buy the drugs back.
>
> Am I understanding this correctly? Is that what some people are proposing we
> do?
>
> If this is what we are suggesting, wouldn't we completely destroy the
> Canadian economy eventually? US taxpayers using Canadian Tax payers dollars
> to purchase drugs originally made in the US.
>
>
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