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The Rev · 10-06-2009, 04:42 PM

There's a business concept that could undermine healthcare reform. If the government of country A makes meds affordable by subsidizing them, while country B does not, this encourages citizens of Country A to smuggle cheap meds to Country B and sell them at a premium (still cheaper than non-subsidized). This, effectively, makes the taxpayers of Country A responsible for the citizens of Country B, as well as themselves.

Of course, you can always make it against the law to do this, which has always worked in the past.

The Rev

10-06-2009, 04:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,852 Thanks: 5,008 Thanked 5,403 Times in 2,859 Posts	There's a business concept that could undermine healthcare reform. If the government of country A makes meds affordable by subsidizing them, while country B does not, this encourages citizens of Country A to smuggle cheap meds to Country B and sell them at a premium (still cheaper than non-subsidized). This, effectively, makes the taxpayers of Country A responsible for the citizens of Country B, as well as themselves. Of course, you can always make it against the law to do this, which has always worked in the past. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012