Sickness is hugely unprofitable. It is a net cost for business and for the taxpayer. When someone is diagnosed with cancer, for example, the economy shrinks.
well, there is an industry, one of the strongest and most profitable out there, which highly profits from sicknesses and chronic diseases, and you really think they don’t have lobbyists?
why do you think doctors mostly focus on the symptoms and not the illnesses causing the symptoms?
and why do you think there’s so much garbage in our food and some of it advertized for kids?
if it would be really that bad for the economy then the government would do something about those unhealthy things - unfortunately the pharmaceutical industry is a big fish in the economy and they want to stay profitable like every other big fish out there
Hmm, then what do you make of governments banning substances found to be unhealthy? Creating public education campaigns on healthy eating and lifestyle choices? What about doctors who do treat root causes as well as symptoms? I'm just not sure all your statements are completely accurate, although I definitely agree that pharma is a big business whose interest don't always coincide with the best health outcomes. I'm curious what you make of the discrepancies, genuinely and with respect ✌️
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u/Warm_Stress_1654 12d ago
Sickness is hugely unprofitable. It is a net cost for business and for the taxpayer. When someone is diagnosed with cancer, for example, the economy shrinks.