House democrats rammed an idiotic drug bill through the house earlier today, adding fuel to the fire that will soon result in the end of Canadian drug exports.
As mentioned in an earlier entry below, the Canadian government subsidizes drug purchase for prescription drugs in Canada. When Americans purchase drugs in Canada, we are sucking Canadian tax dollars out of their treasury. The end result will SOON be the end of ALL Canadian drug sales to Americans and the end of Canadian drug exports.
House democrats seem unable to grasp the concept. Further, this bill tasks a foreign government with requirements placed on them by a state of the United States, an issue that may both be unconstitutional and Federal in the foreign policy arena. The result? This bill is worthless, fixes nothing and, in fact, just makes a bad situation worse. By failing to address this issue now with an in-depth proposal that addresses the causes for the high price of drugs, this sorry effort merely puts off the inevitable.
As mentioned in an earlier entry below, the Canadian government subsidizes drug purchase for prescription drugs in Canada. When Americans purchase drugs in Canada, we are sucking Canadian tax dollars out of their treasury. The end result will SOON be the end of ALL Canadian drug sales to Americans and the end of Canadian drug exports.
House democrats seem unable to grasp the concept. Further, this bill tasks a foreign government with requirements placed on them by a state of the United States, an issue that may both be unconstitutional and Federal in the foreign policy arena. The result? This bill is worthless, fixes nothing and, in fact, just makes a bad situation worse. By failing to address this issue now with an in-depth proposal that addresses the causes for the high price of drugs, this sorry effort merely puts off the inevitable.
House passes bill to license Canadian pharmacies
By REBECCA COOK
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- In an effort to make it easier for people to buy cheaper prescription drugs in Canada, the state House passed a bill Friday directing the state Health Department to license Canadian pharmacies.
Canadian price controls and favorable exchange rate enable U.S. consumers to buy some medications there for half-price or less.
Rep. Sherry Appleton, who sponsored the bill, said the monthly drug bill for her 88-year-old mother, a cancer survivor, dropped from $836 to $300 when she started buying medications over the Internet from a Canadian pharmacy.
"I think people will feel more comfortable going across the border, knowing we have said as a Legislature that it's all right," said Appleton, D-Poulsbo.
If the bill passes in the Senate and is signed by the governor, the state Health Department will try to create a reciprocal licensing agreement with Canada, such as Washington has with other states - saying that both accept and recognize the other's pharmacy licenses. Failing that, state workers would personally visit, inspect and license Canadian pharmacies that do mail-order or Internet business with Washington residents.
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