Did you read the articles I linked? One study found that Americans are too dammed lazy to shop around for lower priced drugs. The study gave list of drugs which where found cheaper in the United States than Canada.
Price controls always harm a market and the consumer. In other words people will die because of government price controls. Thousands of people have died because governments have held up the approval of life saving drugs. You notice they never report those numbers.
By taking profit out of the drug business you kill any innovation in the future. The United States produces more new drugs per year than any other nation. The biggest problem with the U.S. drug industry is the FDA not the unlimited profit margin. If you think prices of drugs are too high than you should go into the prescription drug business and lead the way. Let me know when you do Im always looking for a bargain. I bet if you compared the soft drink industry profit margin with the drug industry profit margin you would be surprised.
"Unfortunately, however, if Congress were to pass legislation requiring the same prices in Canada and the United to the higher US level, and the rate of introduction of new drugs in the world would slow to the detriment of all of humanity."
Would somebody please show me were government run socialism has ever worked!
How are drugs made in the U.S. cheaper in Canada? Is it because the Canadian Government subsidies the price of these drugs? If so, Canada will not be able to sell these drugs to the Americans for long. Canada is playing a shell game with the price and this pushing the cost of drugs, especially new drugs, onto American consumers. I vote we close the border with Canada and let only those Canadians cross the border into American that can prove they have the Fox News Channel.
Here is a nice article on the Canadian Drug Shell Game - Click Here!
"Through limiting the availability of prescription drugs and controlling the prices of those that are available, Canada has succeeded only in preventing Canadians from obtaining drugs that might have reduced hospital stays and expensive medical procedures. Despite prices on some individual drugs that are lower than in the United States, Canada has been unable to hold down the overall cost of either prescription drugs or other health care. The result is a lower standard of health care at a higher cost than Canadian patients and taxpayers have a right to expect. "
I do not know if you keep up with current events, but the Marines are following Lessons Learned by New York Mayor Rudy Juliano on how to clean up a city and make it crime free. In this case, insurgent free.
The 82 Airborne would have few things to say about being first into a war zone.