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To: tonto who wrote (69437)	2/14/2010 1:14:16 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 149317

I wonder why these companies don't "dump" their medical devices in the US market the way the Japanese do with their electronics such as cameras etc.

To: tonto who wrote (69437)	2/16/2010 12:16:31 AM
From: RMF	Respond to of 149317

Great article... I guess MRI machines in the U.S. are like drugs in the U.S. You can't negotiate anything, you just pay them what they ask. People keep saying they hate Socialism, but in the U.S. when it comes to the military and healthcare we ALREADY have socialism. When it comes to military hardware you CAN'T negotiate anything because that would hurt our defense industries. When it comes to drugs you CAN'T negotiate anything because that would hurt our pharmaceutical industries. When it comes to the auto industries if you give them $100 Billion to keep them and their peripheral industries afloat, THAT'S socialism, but when it comes to defense and pharmaceuticals you can GIVE them a Trillion but that's just capitalism.