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Subject: Re: Why We Don't Want "Free" Medical Care Posted on: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:26:35 -0600


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>>>and the current one is one of ever more expensive drug treatments and
>>>ever longer living patients. Theres an issue to be resolved certainly,
>>>but its not one dor americans to crow about.
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>>You mean because Americans are heavily subsidizing your drug costs in
>>Europe which have been shifted here?
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> I dont think so. Ive no idea what you are on about there.
> --
> Mike

He's referring to the fact that Americans pay much higher amounts for drugs
than do people in other countries, thus subsidizing not only the research
and developement of the drug companies, but indirectly subsidizing the
people in other countries so they can pay less for their drugs.

Pat in TX