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Dave wrote:
Speaking of being an "I told you so...."

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On 18 Oct 2004 11:14:15 -0500, Dave said:

That's simply snake oil. One of two things happen. Either you create a
shortage in Canada, or the Canadians prohibit export. (Probably both. Or, if
they are sensible about it, they allow the price to rise to a point where it
won't make any difference.) Personally, I think it would be a good idea to
allow importation, since it would ultimately force the Canadians to pick up
part of the development costs that are now being born entirely by Americans.
But as a long-range solution, it doesn't work. The sizes of the markets are
just too disparate.

Or, more intelligently (something that is beyond you I'm sure), the US
gov't allows medicare to negotiate for the best price. BushCo has made
that illegal, even though the VA can and does do this.




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