Drugs from Canada

You have to love the contradiction many in Congress have over the importation of drugs from Canada, my representative included. They favor letting US citizens buy the prescriptions in country where the government has set price controls while on the other hand not favoring price controls in our country. To me this seems utterly spineless!! You either support the idea of a government having the ability to set price controls or not.

If we are so in support of cheaper drugs that we support people going to other countriesThose in Congress do not dare cross big pharma and face losing campaign dollars, and they certainly don't want the US to have any type of socialist policy that would allow them to control the free market and business.

Instead, with a nod and a wink they want you to have the ability to get your drugs from a country that does control prices. So which is it??

Getting drugs from Canada is not a long term solution, because the pharma companies will start matching supply to the acutal needs of Candadian residents, eliminating any surplus available to US buyers. Which is why the Canadian gov't is looking to set up policy to ensure that Canadian residents are taken care of first.

We need real answers and real solutions to soaring drug costs.

The Medicare Pharmacy Benefit that comes online in January will do nothing but make the problem worse. Look at Forbes coverage of the MedicarePharmacy: Rx for Fraud (You need to sign up for a free id to read it online)

I will be on vacation the week of July 4th, I may be able to squeeze in a post or two, no promises! I am working on a piece regarding the 10 commandments Supreme Court decision, currently wading my way through thejudges opinions.

Thanks to Don H for the suggestion of calling this site "Sponge Rob Square Rants." But you are right, we better steer clear and avoid the lawsuit from Viacom.

Ranting on...