More Bad Ideas From Our State Government…
So, on Twitter tonight, @jaelithe posted a link to an article about a bill being sponsored here in Missouri. The crux of the bill is that to get Sudafed, you would need a prescription and a doctor’s visit. This is a bunch of horse crap. Sorry, it is.
Look, I’m all for keeping meth out of the hands of drug dealers, but you can go too far. I mean, there are already some pain-in-the-butt processes just to get the stuff now. It’s easier to get weight loss pills than cold medicine these days.
People already are limited in the amount of pseudoephedrine they can buy and must sign a log book each time they buy the medicine. Lawmakers authorized an electronic monitoring system last year but did not fund it.
Let me give you the reasons why this bill should DIE in committee.
- Doctor’s visit means copay for patient.
- Doctor’s visit also means higher cost to the insurance company. And guess where they’re going to pass those costs?
- Where do people without health coverage go to get their prescription for this effective medicine?
So, if you’re a Missouri resident, contact your State Congress person and tell them to knock it off and go balance the budget or something.
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February 16th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Amen, brother! Amazing how a few idiots spoil things for the rest of us. The government keeps wanting to take away more and more of our rights, by disguising them as ’safety measures’. Excuse me. I thought we were in America. People are free to fry their brains if they want to. (Not that I endorse drug use.) It is so aggravating. I’ll own a gun if I want. I’ll smoke cigarettes and drink beer, if I want. Why do they care? (none of those things I actually do) I wish the government would just run the country, and let us run our lives. Why do they have to know that I have seasonal allergies and my nose runs like a frickin’ faucet?! ARGH!
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February 16th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Hey now. This was one legislator’s idea. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. Government can do good as well as make our lives miserable.
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February 17th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Gotta agree with you on this one.
According to the article, there’s an (unfunded) provision for an electronic monitoring system in the bill passed last year. Maybe they should try using the tools they already HAVE available before they make it even harder to get Sudafed.
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February 17th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Heck yes. I agree.
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