[quote=briansd1][quote=walterwhite] I suppose some would argue that spending so much for a hsopital shows our dedication to human life. I doubt that. It’s more of a temple to technology and the hope for eventual triumph of the human mind over the forces of death and decay.[/quote]
Perfectly said, walter.
I support a 200% (or more) tax on sugar, and junk food.
More and more of our GDP is going to health care and that will eventually bankrupt us. With more money going to health care, where will people find the money for housing?
When the nurses and doctors are obese, you know that something has gone drastically awry.
I flew a little Dash commuter plane out of New York to Philly and they have a weight restriction and can only take about 29 passengers out of 37 seats (or something like that) because people are all so fat. Funny but a tragedy of huge proportions.[/quote]
I’d like to see much more publicly-funded research (free from any influences from the pharmaceutical and other, related industries). It seems that there is ample evidence that much safer, more effective treatments, preventions, and cures are out there, but if they can’t be patented or if they are not profitable (or if they threaten the profits or power of well-established institutions), it’s almost impossible to either get funding for research and clinical trials, or to get it through the FDA.
Imagine if we could actually cure cancer or heart disease with medicines that cost a fraction of what current treatments cost, and if we could go back to finding actual preventions or cures, rather than putting everyone on lifelong “therapies” for “chronic” conditions.
How many billions are spent each year on toxic “treatments” for chronic conditions?
