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Milton Freidman's solution was to allow re-importation of drugs from countries where they were less expensive. Either the drug companies could raise prices abr
by Symmetry 10y ago
Milton Freidman's solution was to allow re-importation of drugs from countries where they were less expensive. Either the drug companies could raise prices abroad, accept lower prices domestically, not sell abroad, or some combination of all of the above.
- criddell 10y agoThis seems like something that shouldn't upset many Republicans. Remove artificial barriers and open the markets. This could apply to a lot more than just drugs. For example, it would be nice if region restrictions were removed from digital goods.
- chimeracoder 10y ago> This seems like something that shouldn't upset many Republicans. You'd think so, but they voted against it on Jan 17th (along with nine Democrats).
- RightMillennial 10y agoThe problem is many Republicans claim to be proponents of open markets and less regulation. But when it comes down to voting on bills, they generally do the opposite.
- dreamcompiler 10y agoExactly. I'm a big believer in capitalism. But capitalism requires competition, transparent markets, and allowing corporations to fail. What Republicans tend to prefer are monopolies, opaque markets, and corporate welfare. That's not capitalism.