I can’t believe it - Canadian online pharmacies started to take out full page ads in mainstream American magazines, trying to make inroads with American customers looking to spend less. The ads’ tag line reads “You should be able to afford your medication every day. Start saving money and living better.”

This comes just on the heels of the legislative battle about drug reimportation. I admit that much: (a) this debate is ultimately about money, although I won’t deny that drug reimportation will make it much harder to safeguard the quality of prescription medicines; (b) merely fingerpointing at Canada and Germany, where cheaper prescription drugs are available, disregards the economic reality that their lower drug prices come at the cost of higher taxes. In effect, the entire population subsidizes cheap drugs for a few.

How about that? Let’s raise taxes for all Americans by 10% to finance social security, pension funds and medical expenses for seniors….