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Economy

mtasselin

(666 posts)

10. competition

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 09:56 AM

Nov 2013

I thought capitalism was built on competition, or is it only capitalism when it benefits them. With all the debt ceiling talk and that is all it is is talk, if they truly wanted to balance the budget they would make Big Pharma compete for the business.

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Maine sued by Big Pharma because it won’t stop foreign drug imports [View all] unhappycamper Nov 2013 OP

If 49 other states thought as much of their citizens as Maine does, there would be a little less jtuck004 Nov 2013 #1

find a pharmacy in Mexico.Call them,You will be totally shocked. easychoice Nov 2013 #2

Our ex-mayor still takes a busload of seniors to Mexico once a month for meds. tecelote Nov 2013 #6

Dental? How's about $7700.00 Seattle,$600.00 Mexico. easychoice Nov 2013 #7

Seems American pharmacy corporations are Afraid of little competition. n/t fasttense Nov 2013 #3

In REALITY... dotymed Nov 2013 #4

Here's why: unhappycamper Nov 2013 #5

pfft... So much for "free market principles" annabanana Nov 2013 #8

canadians get lower drug costs riverbendviewgal Nov 2013 #9

competition mtasselin Nov 2013 #10

Capitalists hate competition and they love monopoly. Just look around. bemildred Nov 2013 #13

Maine is doing the right thing. Laelth Nov 2013 #11

Not very long ago, dotymed Nov 2013 #12

Quite true. n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #14

I fail to see any constitutional violations by Maine Demeter Nov 2013 #15

Big pharma dotymed Nov 2013 #16