Re: US med. industry are ripp-off compared to Europen system

On 26 Nov 2003 11:03:12 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Riku Simonen)
wrote:

>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (DWood78828) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>> >Subject: Re: US med. industry are ripp-off compared to Europen system
>> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  (Riku Simonen)
>>  
>> >Yes, but your system where 30 tab. of 5mg Valium costs 90 USD (in
>> >American internet pharmacy) and here 7 euro tells that lack of price
>> >controls leads not to price competition but to extremely greedy
>> >pricing in US. All european countries have some kind of price controls
>>  
>> >because it leads to considerable lower prices. System is simply better
>> >for people. And there is principal point too: medicine are basic goods
>> >which should be available also for low-income system.
>> 
>> Because we have a society and a government that believes price controls are
>> evil, we will never have them.  That and the drug industry has covinced our
>> representatives that without a free market, the rest of world would not have
>> new drugs.  
>> 
>> Denise
>
>What an illusion and hypocracy! Good americans again saving the world.
>Get real! Fact is that european drug companies are profitable and
>produce lots of new drugs so American companies are handy but not
>neccesary for world medicine needs.
>I just wonder why ordinary americans accept to pay many times more
>than europeans. I havent noticed that is would even be an issue in US.
>Either american do not know about the price difference or buy
>propaganda like you presented. And how can price control be evil if it
>works in europe even for european companies? Answer is american
>prejudice that government control must always be evil regardless of
>the result.
>I just feel pity for those millions of uninsured poor people who can't
>afford medicine they need. A morally unacceptable situation at least
>from european point of view.
>
>Riku

Obviously just another USA hater who willingly accepts the many
hand-outs we've provided in past years yet continually bitches about
things that don't concern him at all. 

Just take your plane in line, 'Riku', and keep your hand out, you'll
get your share. 

pixie