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2004-10-24 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by RWV 2004-10-24 12:06:12 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This seems to be my cousin's(the Kerryite) primary beef with Bush.I went to those web sites you guys gave me,down-loaded facts and figures.It all boiled down to"I don't care,anybody but Bush".

Posted by raptor 2004-10-24 8:00:00 AM|| 2004-10-24 8:00:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Another part of the problem with the drugs, is that in this case the government is the major procurement agent. Its just like the defense industry that in the early 70s were there were scores of companies, but today a small handful. They've had to consolidate or go out of business because of the nature of government procurement. The government wants the lowest price it can get for obvious short term reasons. As a consequence the incentive for companies to remain in competition, even though they may only get a major contract every five or eight years, is not there. The government drives the price down so low as to reduce the profit of the manufacturer below a point to invest the capital and labor, to sustain it through long term absences of work. Since the government is by volume the market setting buyer, its an all or nothing commodity supply. In this case, the commodity is now no longer available. The fall back is for the government itself to become the manufacturer which will further drive producers out of the market or to introduce real market incentives back into the process, which is politically undoable since they have poisoned the environment with their playing to the mob with the propaganda of the "Rich Evil Drug Companies".

Posted by Don 2004-10-24 10:10:55 AM|| 2004-10-24 10:10:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 read the Steyn article I posted if ya wanna know about the "perfect little health system" in the Great White North

Posted by Frank G 2004-10-24 10:15:40 AM|| 2004-10-24 10:15:40 AM|| Front Page Top

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