Much like US Defense spending subsidizes the rest of the globe, US for-profit he...

Quinner on Jan 10, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Health care is turning into a consumer product

Much like US Defense spending subsidizes the rest of the globe, US for-profit healthcare spending spurs massive investment in pharma and biotech research that benefits the rest of the world. Are there inefficiencies and waste? Yes. But outcomes overall are much better for it.

samoa42 on Jan 10, 2022 [–]

i mean, why waste effort on curing ppl that contribute to global overpopulation.