Wait ... you mean the Canadian government is willing to step in to make sure their people can get access to medications? Isn't that communism or something?
One thing I haven't seen mentioned is that Florida has like 21 million people in it - more if you count snowbirds (which you know they'll take advantage of 'living' in Florida to get cheap drugs). And Canada has like 38 million people. Tossing an extra 21 million people onto Canada's stuff supply is absolutely going to wreck their system.
Yep, it's more that we shouldn't risk our supply because of how their system is set up.
If we have a surplus that can go to those in need, and if we can help fix their system so these problems didn't exist in the first place, it would be good to help out. Even if it's not for the benefit of people in need, it would alleviate strains on our own system and hopefully quiet down those trying to a profit component to our health system here.
Oddly enough, our unregulated bullshit also affects pet owners. If you have a pet here with asthma, for example, most cannot use health insurance to pay for inhalers. Last time I tried to get one here out of pocket, it was anywhere from $400 to $600 for a single inhaler. I got a few from Canada for around $130 before finding a supplier for AUS/NZ that sells the same product for around $64. Then you realize that it’s not just pets without insurance, but also humans without insurance, and it makes you even more angry for people just trying to breathe. We need regulations in a bad way. Guess who keeps blocking it?
By “their leader”, I assume you mean Republicans in general. If they want lower prices for their citizens they should stop the bullshit blockade on regulating the pharmaceutical industry.