Empty Promises

That didn’t take long. Apparently now Canadians are beginning to have some problems with U.S. citizens buying their drugs. Interesting. It seems that:
1) It may cause shortages, and
2) They fear rising prices of their own supply.
Of course any person with a somewhat logical mind, not encumbered by the politics of fear and narcissism, would have been able to see through this ploy from the onset.
When the first politician forwarded the idea of cheaper drugs from Canada, one should have asked them selves why they are cheaper there to begin with. The main reason (not the one you wacko anti profit people are thinking right now) is they buy in bulk. There is socialized medicine in Canada and the government buys their drugs in large quantities, thereby getting a better price. For those of you having been taught in government schools, this is kind of like the savings you receive when buying from Sams Club or Costco. The more you buy the cheaper the product.
So now it seems the Canadians are afraid that the drug companies may raise their prices. And fellow campers, that is exactly what will happen. You do not need a PHD in economics to understand this. Companies run on, dare I say it, profit. When their profit is endangered, they normally do one of two main things, raise prices or cut employees. Since there will still be the same amount of drugs needed, they will not cut employees, they will raise prices. And Canada, not having been taught in US schools understands this. If they allow US citizens to buy drugs through the Canadian system they can expect their prices to rise. And in the interest of self preservation, they will not allow this to happen. And you know what? Your politicians knew that…or at least they should have. They are either lying to you or they are ignorant. I’m not sure which I prefer.
But of course, we the people should have realized that. We should have seen through the empty promises made by the power mongers. Oh, did I say we….