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Originally posted by pan6467
Only 2 ways I know to look at any argument on healthcare. And the financial never wins except in real life where greed suppresses any compassion and wanting to help for profit.
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The reason the financial considerations "win" is because of economic reality. To say that the human side should "win" ignores the facts that: research costs money; manufacturing costs money; distribution costs money; medical education costs money, and on and on. BTW, in the cost equation for each of these are many middle class people who make their livings and support their families via these activities (or is that just greed as well?)
As nice as it sounds to say that all humans on the planet should have equivalent access to modern medical care, the cost is prohibitive; and as it has already been pointed out, when the cost is zero for something, demand is 100%.
I also dispute the notion that compassion and profits are mutually exclusive. One of the most "compassionate" actions one can perform is to enable someone else to earn a living. This is far better than charity. Perhaps in your condemnations you should include the totalitarian regimes which oppress their subjects, have destroyed their economies and divert foreign aid to their cronies. In such countries, no amount of donations are going to solve the problem. The aid doesn't reach the victims.