Re: Canadians, a couple of questions about health care

From: Kurt Ullman (kurtullman_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 12:21:47 GMT

In article <1104205007.439504.278320@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
zwalanga@yahoo.com wrote:

>This is so amusing. Especially coming as it does from someone who's
>country is screaming for our drugs and our flu vaccines which are kept
>affordable by our healthcare system subsidized by our taxes.

  Actually they are kept affordable because your government puts a
gun to the head of the Pharm companies and says this is what we will
pay for the medications and if you don't like it we'll take away the
patent and make it for ourselves. Take it or leave it. 

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	Diplomacy- The art of telling someone to go to Hell in such a manner that they actually look forward to the trip.

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