Wait. I do blame you. I also want to remind you that people die in civilised countries of illnesses which can be cured but they can't afford it. And it's because of people which are full of ignorance.
Wait. I do blame you. I also want to remind you that people die in civilised countries of illnesses which can be cured but they can't afford it. And it's because of people which are full of ignorance.
We've gone from borderline stone-age medical treatment where basic surgery was impossible and simple infections untreatable to where we are today in less than a century. Is everything perfect right now? No, but it's improving steadily and I think with the current advances affordable health care will be possible within the next 10-20 years without government mandating it.
The US produces a disproportionate amount of new drugs, other countries mostly create cheaper and easier to make follow on drugs. Get rid of the profit motive and new drug creation grinds to a halt.
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This says Western Europe alone is responsible for 22% of pharma revenue, as opposed to 33% from all of the United States: https://www.statista.com/statistics/784420/share-of-worldwid...