[Winona Online Democracy] I'm glad Glen has pointed out the obvious, the reason that Canada has lower prices is because of price controls, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. It's not rocket science, it's just a fact that some want hidden from Americans.
Again, why just import Canadian drugs, why not import the whole system that provides those lower prices in the first place? Rising health care costs are eating businesses, governments, and school districts alive from the inside out. The Winona School District is going to see 18% increases again next year! Costs are doubling every 5 years. This is a not so hidden cost that is hurting school district budgets. It's an interesting arguement that U.S. consumers are subsidizing other countries lower costs but not a valid one. The giant multi-national drug coporations still make profits in Canada and all the other advanced countries that offer universal and single-payer health care systems, they just don't make the extreme profits they make in the United States. Frankly, we're being milked like suckers and sheep. Ask any broker what are the best kinds of stock investments, drug and insurance stocks will be in the top 3-5 every time. That is no coincidence. Where are the pragmatists within the Republican and Democratic Parties who will finally admit our system is broken and it's taking us all down with it? I fear that some are so loyal to a mythical free-market ideology that they would rather sink with the ship than admit that mixed economies are not always all bad. Dwayne Voegeli May 13, 2004 ============ > >[Winona Online Democracy] > > >How much of this pricing in other countries is determined by price controls? >Assuming that at least some is, could the US take such issues up through the >GATT and NAFTA agreements? > >If price controls exist in other countries, they are in essence forcing US >consumers to subsidize the consumers in those countries. > > > >Glen Schumann >Winona, MN > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >H: 507.454.3056 W: 507.453.3567 W FAX: 507.454.1440 > >Visit my Family Home Page: http://www.hbci.com/~gschuman/home.htm >Last Update: March 12, 2000 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Paul Double > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 9:30 AM > To: Online Democracy > Subject: [Winona] Anti Dumping Laws > > > Since the pharmaceutical industry is selling American made drugs in other >counties below domestic wholesale prices would that not be a violation of >anti dumping laws??? If the tobacco lawyers and Attorney General could >channel there interest in this approach maybe Minnesota could get dumped on >and local pharmacist be provided with wholesale prices that compete with the >global competition. > > > > What are the ground rules for Anti-Dumping trade practices and penalties? > > > > > > Paul Double > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> ><HTML><HEAD> ><META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> ><META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> ><STYLE>@font-face { > font-family: Tahoma; >} >@page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } >P.MsoNormal { > FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" >} >LI.MsoNormal { > FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" >} >DIV.MsoNormal { > FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" >} >A:link { > COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline >} >SPAN.MsoHyperlink { > COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline >} >A:visited { > COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline >} >SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { > COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline >} >SPAN.EmailStyle17 { > COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial >} >DIV.Section1 { > page: Section1 >} ></STYLE> ></HEAD> ><BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue> ><DIV><SPAN class=510552923-27042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>How >much of this pricing in other countries is determined by price controls? >Assuming that at least some is, could the US take such issues up through >the GATT and NAFTA agreements?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=510552923-27042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff >size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=510552923-27042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If >price controls exist in other countries, they are in essence forcing US >consumers to subsidize the consumers in those countries.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN >class=510552923-27042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff >size=2></FONT></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=510552923-27042004><BR><BR> ><P><FONT size=2>Glen Schumann<BR>Winona, MN<SPAN >class=510552923-27042004> ></SPAN><BR><BR>[EMAIL PROTECTED]<BR><BR>H: 507.454.3056 W: >507.453.3567 W >FAX: 507.454.1440<BR><BR>Visit my Family Home Page: </FONT><A >href="http://www.hbci.com/~gschuman/home.htm"; target=_blank><FONT >size=2>http://www.hbci.com/~gschuman/home.htm</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=2>Last >Update: March 12, 2000<BR></FONT></P></SPAN></DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=510552923-27042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff >size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> ><DIV><SPAN class=510552923-27042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff >size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> ><BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> > <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma > size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Paul > Double<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 27, 2004 9:30 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Online > Democracy<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Winona] Anti Dumping Laws<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> > <DIV class=Section1> > <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN > style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Since the pharmaceutical >industry > is selling American made drugs in other counties below domestic wholesale > prices would that not be a violation of anti dumping laws??? If the > tobacco lawyers and Attorney General could channel there interest in this > approach maybe </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN > style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Minnesota</SPAN></FONT><FONT > face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> >could get > dumped on and local pharmacist be provided with wholesale prices that >compete > with the global competition.</SPAN></FONT></P> > <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN > style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> > <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN > style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What are the ground rules for > Anti-Dumping trade practices and penalties?</SPAN></FONT></P> > <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN > style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> > <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN > style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> > <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN > style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Paul Double</SPAN></FONT></P> > <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN > style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: >Arial">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> > >_______________________________________________ >This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy >All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. >No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. >To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit >http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona >Any problems or suggestions can be directed to >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at > http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org > ------------ Dwayne Voegeli Winona County Commissioner, District #2 (507) 453-9012 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 359 Pleasant Hill Dr. Winona, MN 55987 ------------ _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. 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