1 - True 2 - Same Day so wrong there 3 - Really- you standard is officially lower than Scandinavian countries, Ireland, Belgium, Canada, Australia, and (until recently) Japan; 4 - Slightly higher 5.5% against 4.8%
If I want to pay for a visit I can get treatment in an hour and still pay £6.65 for the medication, if I don't then I can still get an appointment same day. It all comes down to whether you want a healthcare system or not. We do and your $10 a pill helps pay for it. Thanks again.... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: 06 October 2006 20:54 To: ProFox Email List Subject: RE: [OT] A special thank-you to the Drug industry How do you figure you're getting it for a reduced rate? You're paying for it in 1. Higher taxes 2. Ridiculous long waits to see a physician 3. Lower standard of living 4. Higher unemployment. While we have to pay 10 bucks a pill out-of-pocket, we can also walk into a doctors office and walk out with a cure in an hour. --- Adam Buckland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You're correct; they were invented in the UK at > GSK's Central Labs. > > Despite having sales for that one drug of > £700,000,000 last year, in the UK they cost £6.65 > per prescription irrespective of the quantity or the > drug dispensed. > > GSK are a British company and generated > £9,800,000,000 profit in the last 6 months. > > Once again thank you for overpaying for your drugs, > it helps keep our medications at a reasonable price > and generates a sizable tax bill for the UK > government which goes in part to pay for our health > service. > > ::a > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Michael Madigan > > I bet they weren't invented there. > > Jean Laeremans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: On 10/5/06, Michael Madigan wrote: > > > Capitalism is a good thing. > > > Has to be at $10 a pill...reservations about ramping > capitalism > though...those things are next to free over here.... > > A+ > jml > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > Mark Foley Gear http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
