On 4/17/08, Stuart Jansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The
> simple fact is, our current system subsidies other nation's health care.
> How can can other countries get away with price controls on drugs? We
> fund the research with our purchases, while they reap the benefits. It's
> simple parasitism, perhaps even economic warfare.
No, it's just pharmaceutical companies practicing price discrimination.
("Discrimination" is a loaded word today but price discrimination has
a specific meaning in microeconomics --
http://tutor2u.net/economics/revision-notes/a2-micro-price-discrimination.html)
-Jonathan
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