Arne...

One point only. US pharmaceutical companies often charge on an "ability to pay" basis. They will ship huge amounts of a given medicine to poor African countries at 10¢ on the dollar as compared to private US customers. Large HMOs and more prosperous countries pay something between the extremes.

Gore's statement "That's pretty bad when you have got to pretend to be a dog or a cat to get a price break" still sounds moronic, sorry to report.