This I just finished searching on Google and found an interesting thing. This comes from a blog where the person is looking for a way for Dutchess County to cut taxes.
About half way down the page, right under the dotted line...
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Without further ado-- here below are the common-sense initiatives we'll be referring to at tomorrow's press conference...
Four Ways to Save County Tax Dollars...
1. Save a million dollars a year by allowing county employees and retirees the option of being reimbursed for prescription drugs from Canada-- as is already the case in Schenectady County and G.O.P.-led Rensselaer and Lewis counties. (Schenectady County now saves a million dollars a year for taxpayers there this way-- with fewer county employees and retirees there than here in Dutchess, no less). [see http://www.PetitionOnline.com/SaveOnRx ]
A couple other questions I would pose on this, especially with an election winding up a week from today.
1. Isn't it illegal to go to Canada and buy your drugs, hence all the news we've heard about? 2. If it's illegal, how can the County not only suggest, but actually ask and reimburse it's employees and retirees for doing something illegal?
The link to their petition goes on to state the following "facts," and I say it that way, as the links in here are no longer (if they ever were) valid.
Local 847 of CSEA/Local 1000 won raises of 3 percent each of the four years of its contract with Schenectady County, N.Y. But that's not all: It also reached a ground-breaking contract agreement that will allow the local's 1,000 members to buy prescription drugs from Canada. That unusual deal, the first of its kind in the state, provides that if a member chooses to purchase drugs through Canadian pharmacies, there is no cost to the employee. The county's incentive: prescription drug savings projected to be worth "hundreds of thousands of dollars," according to CSEA. The purchasing arrangement is between the individual and the Canadian pharmacy.
Schenectady County is poised to be the first county in the state to offer its employees the opportunity to save money by ordering drugs from Canada. The decision is part of a new contract with unionized CSEA county employees reported in today's Albany Times Union - timesunion.com. The agreement still has to be accepted by the workers but its approval is expected. Schenectady County officials met with city government officials in Springfield Massachusetts which also has set up such a plan and has saved $2 million. The county is hoping that it can achieve significant savings with Canadian drugs. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will certainly keep on eye on the Schenectady plan.
Next, will all of New York State be buying it's Non-FDA regulated medications from New York State with Mr. Kosiur at the state level?
Okay BK...this put my stomach in a knot. REALLY! First of all aren't unions suppose to support US workers and products. What are they doing even thinking of agreeing to such a thing? Clearly the unions are now becoming part of the 'outsoursing of America'. Told ya the dems were just an extended arm of the Unions! KEEP KOSIUR OUT!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
It's only illegal to buy drugs from Canada the drug manufacturers in the good old USA say so. The drug companies don't want to lose their excessive profit margin if we're allowed to buy drugs cheaper from Canada. I remember seeing bus loads of seniors pictured in the news going to Canada to buy their drugs as they couldn't afford to pay the prices that the companies in the USA charged.
The way I undstand it....the American pharmacutical companies sell their drugs TO Canada very cheaply. Then Canada in turn sells them back to all of us in america. I'm sure the pharmacutical companies know well in advance through their political connections exactly in what direction our health care system is going. They are clearly just helping pave the way for Universal Health Care.
This country could have called the insurance companies and pharmacutical companies on the carpet and placed a cap on their charges. They seem to be able to control other companies of their choice. Makes ya wonder why not in health care....hmmmmm....cause they want the universal health care as well. And each political party is going to be biting at the bit to take credit for being the 'health care savior'!!! UGH
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
I want them to give out the "studies" of life saving drugs.....which drugs fall into that category??.....would lipitor/mevacor etc.....alot of times they DONT EVEN WORK....not to mention 'do things' to your liver......most drugs we call/fancy to be life saving drugs are bandaids.....unlike insulin-which in alot of cases if a person is overweight and is diabetic can decrease their risk and alot of times the actual need for insulin.....same with high blood pressure medications......so the companies advertise in half-truths.........
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
They did a study on TV a couple of weeks ago and they tested pharmacutical drugs that came from other countries and either they were placebos or were a weaker version. Something I certainly wouldn't trust with my child's life!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
When alot of folks dont even research the drug it's side effects and adverse reactions that is from the US or even change their lifestyle to possibly not need the drug......why would they bother caring about where the drug came from as long as it was the cheapest......(we will call this the walmart syndrome/capitalist syndrome, these must be official diagnosis in the ICD code book for reimbursement)........
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
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