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by RcouF1uZ4gsC 761 days ago
> Illness should not be a source of profit.

Exactly.

Let's take this further. Nobody should be making money off other people's suffering.

So.

Let's also zero out doctor's and nurse's salaries.

Hospital administrator's salaries.

This would also apply to all charities that try to alleviate any suffering. No administrator should make any money off other people's suffering.

The only profitable enterprise should be showing ads!

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This is a very disingenuous argument. There's a huge difference between a doctor making $300k a year and a relatively small amount of people making millions (or billions) selling easily mass produced chemicals at prices that can't be afforded out-of-pocket. And you know this, but you think you're being clever. It's not clever.
This is a very disingenuous argument.

These same people are the ones who formulated a chemical that works, proved that it works, proved that it is safe. That same chemical improves the health of the population saving billions in costs and quality adjusted life years. So just describing it as just a manufacturing cost is disingenuous.

And you know this, but you think you're being clever. It's not clever.