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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 251381" data-attributes="member: 2189">Couple of interesting statements from the article.&nbsp; First is that America is #1 in survivable percentage and that early testing appears to be of some measure of success.&nbsp;&nbsp; Obviously the several comments about long waiting lines will get lots of mileage here!<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/thumbup1.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumbup1:" title="Thumbup1&nbsp; &nbsp; :thumbup1:" data-shortname=":thumbup1:" />&nbsp;Since you&#039;ve accepted the UK Telegraph as a good source:&nbsp;I&#039;ll assume the same will be true when we post articles from said source that are critical of the Bush adminstration and question it&#039;s foreign policy especially in the Middle East?<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/ohmy.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":ohmy:" title="Ohmy&nbsp; &nbsp; :ohmy:" data-shortname=":ohmy:" /><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/tongue_smilie.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue_sm" title="Tongue Smilie&nbsp; &nbsp; :tongue_sm" data-shortname=":tongue_sm" />&nbsp;Just a side note but part of the reason drug prices in America are so high is that we are caused to pay the burden of the R&amp;D research to bring these drugs to market and the other countries aren&#039;t burdened with that cost.&nbsp; One of the principle reasons drugs are so cheap outside the US but itcould also be a reason why a good majority of the drugs and drug research come from American companies.&nbsp; Not saying this is good or bad, just making the observation. &nbsp;Also other countries have more liberal drug laws like in Mexico where not long ago on a TV program looking at this very issue, Viagra to my surprise was sold over the counter and that wasn&#039;t the only drug that in the US is doctor prescribed.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know enough about Viagra (it&#039;s chemical makeup) to say being OTC is OK or not but according to the program i saw, in Mexico it&#039;s OTC status makes it very cheap.&nbsp; One has to ask about it&#039;s status in America, is this done for public safety or to boost profits for the drug maker?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 251381, member: 2189"] Couple of interesting statements from the article. First is that America is #1 in survivable percentage and that early testing appears to be of some measure of success. Obviously the several comments about long waiting lines will get lots of mileage here! :thumbup1: Since you've accepted the UK Telegraph as a good source: I'll assume the same will be true when we post articles from said source that are critical of the Bush adminstration and question it's foreign policy especially in the Middle East? :ohmy: :tongue_sm Just a side note but part of the reason drug prices in America are so high is that we are caused to pay the burden of the R&D research to bring these drugs to market and the other countries aren't burdened with that cost. One of the principle reasons drugs are so cheap outside the US but itcould also be a reason why a good majority of the drugs and drug research come from American companies. Not saying this is good or bad, just making the observation. Also other countries have more liberal drug laws like in Mexico where not long ago on a TV program looking at this very issue, Viagra to my surprise was sold over the counter and that wasn't the only drug that in the US is doctor prescribed. I don't know enough about Viagra (it's chemical makeup) to say being OTC is OK or not but according to the program i saw, in Mexico it's OTC status makes it very cheap. One has to ask about it's status in America, is this done for public safety or to boost profits for the drug maker? [/QUOTE]

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