Comments on: Resistance Is Futile

By: shari waterbury

shari waterbury — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 00:35:17 +0000

. I recently moved here from Ct. to get away from all the crime, seems the police department needs more rehabilitation(NA/AA). that”officer” should be convicted of armed robbery, just as ANY usual person would be.

By: srhcb

srhcb — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:45:15 +0000

Why don’t you go into the drug (or gas) business and get rich? Or, invest all your pension and 410K in drug (or gas) companies. Then use all the money to help poor people by drugs.

The cash is always greener ….

By: Kevin from Minneapolis

Kevin from Minneapolis — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:41:19 +0000

That's right Simpleton. The state requires a minimum gas price of 8 cents per-gallon above wholesale (or something like that). And in fact, the minimum gas law stays in place thanks to the support of SMALL gas stations that fear "big-box" stations from coming in and undercutting their prices.

I say hats off to Borg Drug for running a good business!

Are we on the topic of cheap places to get prescriptions filled? There is a place called FairCareRx that goes around insurance companies to sell bulk prescriptions really cheap.

By: Mpls Simpleton

Mpls Simpleton — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:38:00 +0000

In Minnesota it is the State that sets minimum gas prices not petroleum companies.

By: bland

bland — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:01:13 +0000

I’d think that Big Pharma would put the same measures in place that make it pretty much impossible for gas stations to sell below a specific price. Can you imagine a nonprofit gas station?

By: alamn

alamn — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:49:47 +0000

Not really. They interviewed an elderly couple who said they saved $800 a year by buying at Borg. I believe the store just offers the low prices on generic drugs, not the brand name pharma.

By: rex

rex — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:46:31 +0000

My guess is that the big markup in drugs happens well before the retail moment though, right?

Did the story do any comparisons between drug prices?

By: Dan Heilman

Dan Heilman — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:41:17 +0000

CBS beat them on this story by about two weeks; nice poaching, Channel 9.

One would think it would be up to the retailer whether or not he wants to gouge his customers the way the manufacturers suggest. But he is giving Big Pharma a black eye by calling attention to their venal ways. They probably will think of a way to squeeze him.

By: alamn

alamn — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:39:10 +0000

Yes, their website could use a little more content, eh? I’ll give them credit for this much: it is short and concise.

By: rex

rex — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:23:54 +0000

My favorite part is the "story" on Fox9News.com.