The issure of Chain Drug Review (Feb 28th 2005 issue ) that I received
in the mail today had at the top of page one as a Headline...

RISING COSTS RENEWS DEBATE ABOUT MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT

So it got my attention....

Nothjing unusual about that situation but I skimmed the article
anyway...

The 4th Paragrah follows (Complete and word for word...)
so I am quoting directly

Democrats noted that the increased cost projection magnified
THE NEED TO ALLOW drug importation from Canada (caps are mine)
and to have the government negotiate prices with drug makers...

That is the complete paragraph..all once sentence of it.

WTF:    (and if you need me to tell you the meaning of those letters
e-mail me and I will gladely tell you)   ARE our wonderful Politicians
in Washington thinking...   ??????    

I admit to being a life long Rebublican but the Rebublican "plan"
does not allow "price negotitions.."...Damn double damn... negotiate
and save me a few Tax Dollars

Then the Democrats want to allow importation of drugs from Canada....
thanks guys... nice to know That the Retail Chain I work for will be
closing their doors next year because of lack of profits ..

And...it is nice to know that Schering and every other US based drug
"maker"  lol ...love that term...will have to inrease the price or
their products to me...and therefore to my customers since they will
be selling much more drugs in Canada at a much lower price that was
set by Health Canada.. Just to maintain the same bottom line as
today....

Just wanted to get that off my chest....  Why not just legislate a law
that is not a joke for once and set prices like Health Canada does...

Yea I know ..Free Market place.. BUT the goverment (Democrates anyway)
want to import  US made drugs from Canada...

Give me a break....

Bob Griffiths
  (They will  give me that break...in 11 more months I will receive
my first Social Security Check  .and as of Yesterday I planned on
using it to Finance a New Corvette,... at the taxpayers expense.. I
have not financed a car in almost 40 years...always paid cash... but
when the Eagle sh.ts this year I'll get mine... hope you young guys
are around to get yours...
I'll make my car Payment...

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