"No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than you imagine." - - - William Blum

March 16, 2004

Too little, Too Late


AARP seeks legal imports of drugs - March 16, 2004

AUSTIN, TEXAS -- The nation's largest seniors group launched a campaign Monday to make cheaper Canadian drugs available to Americans. AARP, which has 35 million members, said it will lobby drug corporations, Congress and the Bush administration to legalize the imports. The group also is running TV and newspaper ads. Rising prescription-drug prices and the Medicare debate have boosted the issue in Congress and on the campaign trail.

The Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. pharmaceuticals industry oppose the practice, saying they cannot guarantee the safety of imported drugs.

NOW the AARP gets it? What a dumb-ass organization. I'll continue to toss the applications they keep sending and look for relief elsewhere.

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