Can't get to the article, so I don't know if it was mentioned there, but the supposed "R&D" dollars that the high medicine costs go to is apparently a red-herring. I'm recalling a study that I think Congress did that showed that about 80% of the drug costs go to marketing.
-Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 9:16 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Drug reimportation > > > Yeah it is tough to pick a side. A couple of random thoughts, > then I gotta go... > > 1) I don't see the big deal about the abortion pill. We are > talking about something that prevents an egg from implanting, > maybe four cells at that point. In my mind this does not > amount to killing babies. Furthermore the technique is > already available in the US, just not in exactly the right > dosage as this would be. > > 2) if you re-import from countries that have price controls > aren't you benefiting from those price controls? > > 3) Seems to be I looked into it a while back and drub > companies were making pretty good profits. WHy not have them > pay some of their own r&d costs? They are tax deductible anyway... > > 4) If I didn't have coverage my family would be paying about > $500 a month for prescriptions and that's for nothing more > than allergies and adhd. The interferon I am supposed to > start taking next month would be out of the question. > > Dana > > Heald, Tim writes: > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/22/politics/22DRUG.html?ex=1059451200&e > > n=b529 > > 7c3f83c9c335&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE > > > > Interesting article. Tough to pick a side really. > > > > Timothy Heald > > Information Systems Specialist > > Overseas Security Advisory Council > > U.S. Department of State > > 571.345.2235 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Adam Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 9:52 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: And we Americans are sue happy? > > > > > > Actually alcohol can be good for you. Small quantities have a > > beneficial health impact. > > > > For some reason tea-total people don't live as long as people that > > enjoy a glass of wine every so often. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 22 July 2003 14:49 > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: And we Americans are sue happy? > > > > > > > > > Well, litigation seems to be the only form of checks and balances > > > available against the private sector. It's better than the > > > alternative, which is more > > > government regulation. I actually think the tobacco > company lawsuits did a > > > fair amount of good. If nothing else it probably kept > taxes lower in a > > > number of states. > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > Adam Reynolds writes: > > > > > > > I like this. > > > > > > > > Unfortunately I think that this type of action is sometimes > > > > necessary to make an industry more responsible for itself. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Erika L Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: 21 July 2003 23:16 > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: And we Americans are sue happy? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20030720-100147-7083r. ht > > > > m > > > > > > > > "A dozen alcoholics ranging in age from 18 to 60 are going to > > sue drink > > > > makers for not warning them about the dangers of alcohol." > > > > > > > > Of course, the attorneys are using US law examples from the > > > > tobacco suits. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
