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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (30796)	6/14/2004 1:41:54 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

<<who cares, the point is that we are free to export labor to China>> Well, you were making it sound like it was free market - its not. Furthermore, if you ran a tech company that had a patent I think you'd have a problem with that patent being broken by the intellectual property pirates in china and sold for less. Now in this case (the drug issue) I don't feel too bad for drug companies because they are supplying Canada. But to suggest that China should have the right to produce and infiltrate our market with knock-off drugs is irresponsible and not fair to the companies that did the R&D. Wait until you're on the wrong end of that deal and then tell me how you feel

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (30796)	6/14/2004 2:06:21 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 81568

who cares, the point is that we are free to export labor to China, therefore we should be free to buy from anywhere. The extremes of the china labor situation make any anomaly in US trade laws irrelevant. The voting populace "gets" this too. Lizzie, you didn't respond to the post, and now it's "who cares." You're back on your favorite soapbox, outsourcing is bad. Your comments, in any event, aren't entirely on point. You can't import certain automobiles that are made for foreign markets because they don't meet US safety standards. Certain food products are banned from import into this country. Ever try to bring fruits and vegetables back from Mexico? In the drug arena, you can't import controlled substances (certain pain meds come to mind) that are freely purchased in Mexico without a prescription. It's not as simple as saying that you should be able to buy what you want, when you want, where you want. Now, let's get back to the question of Canadian drug prices. Why do you think they are lower than in the United States. You've mentioned the group (or Provincial buying). What else? Hint: Americans purchasing medicine in Canada are merely taking advantage of Canadian price controls. (All the above said, I'm all in favor of less expensive medication, and I have nothing against people purchasing their meds in Canada. The Canadians may well step in at some point because purchases by US buyers may affect supply for Canadians).