A prescription for political power, or pain relief for the public purse?

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October 1, 2008

A prescription for political power, or pain relief for the public purse?

Should a city government open and operate its own pharmacy? Chattanooga is going to, as a proposal was unanimously adopted in Tuesday's City Council session.

Why would this even come up? I have to admit that I was a little surprised by the headline. I just wouldn't have thought of it as an option -- not that it's a particularly shocking thing post-discovery. Apparently, there is a company in Gainesville, Georgia whose business it is to cause municipal HR types to think of it as an option.

I'm torn on the idea. If at the end of it all, the taxpayers save money, then that is good. But for some reason, it doesn't sound right. I'm going to sleep on it. Hopefully I won't wake up with a proxy case of buyer's remorse.

Government , Health | By joe lance | 10:05 PM

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