Forum Archive Index - October 2001

["Malcolm Cameron" <malharcameron@hotmail.com>]

Peter
IMHO you can thank the australian government for most of this cost plus 
Singapores air lines scheming for some and Ceo that had the idea that he was 
working for SIA. The cost to NZ is high but less than the damage that would 
have been done to the NZ economy. They could have spent more than that 
amount on unemployment benefit after the fall out of a collapse. The only 
mistake I see is they did not make BRY & SIA get out.IMHO $0.01 per share 
would have been ample recompense for their shares After what there own 
agendas have done to Air NZ I am an australian resident.
Malcolm Cameron




>From: "Peter Robertson" <p.robertson@clear.net.nz>
>Reply-To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
>To: <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
>Subject: [sharechat] $885,000,000.. could fund a few hip transplants ??
>Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 16:22:46 +1200
>
>I work in the Health system (Retail Pharmacy actually). This morning I was 
>reading a diatribe from "Pharmac" regarding how they have recently 
>negotiated a lower price on Heart pills with a generic supplier. The only 
>problem is that, once again, all patients now have to take a different 
>pill, & no doubt some of them will/may find it doesn't control their 
>blood-pressure as well. Wost-case scenario is someone may have a stroke & 
>die, or require a long stay in Hospital. The waffle from "Pharmac" touts 
>the SAVINGS to the TAXPAYER of 6 million dollars.
>  It sickens me that I read this on the same day that these fools decided 
>to throw $885 million at AirNZ.
>  Maybe next week they will fund another $885 million for Hospital 
>operations & new medicines for NZers (as we are currently worse off that 
>Turkey in regards to access to the latest Pharmaceuticals).I won't hold my 
>breath.
>  This posting may be a trifle off-topic, but I am very surprised to see so 
>little written on this forum on this debacle. This money is over $200 from 
>every man, woman & child in this country. Next budget, watch the gst rate 
>go to 20%!!!.  I love this country but it wears you down, -I'd seriously 
>contemplate moving to Australia if I had the energy & I didn't have an 
>aversion to VB & Fosters.!!


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