Posted by alexandra_k on October 5, 2018, at 3:55:23
In reply to Re: Today's Dominion Post » beckett2, posted by sigismund on September 20, 2018, at 20:20:36
I don't know that I find the 'racist' cartoons to be 'racist'.
It is a very sad reality that that is the situation in the Northern Territory. Not for all. Maybe not for most. But from a policemans perspective... Yeah.The Serena one... I don't see 'racist'.
I found this:
https://firstdogonthemoon.com.au/cartoons/2015/01/14/a-love-letter-to-medicare/
Haha. I still got my Medicare card. Only expired just recently, actually. I do remember paying more for prescriptions -- but I also remembered having a great deal more prescription options available (for newer medications and for branded rather than generic -- if I chose).
I recently read this book which was a critique of the TPPA. One of the articles was about the bulk purchasing power that Australia had for new medications. It sounded like that was something that was a source of great tension... Feeling that Australia wasn't coming to the party quite on development of new medications. Becuase the lawyers (or whoever) had done a bloody great job of getting that bulk purchase agreement for.. I don't remember the term... Some sort of effective for the cost sort of a thing that kept costs down (comprared to US) with quite a few of the newer meds..
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