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redqueen

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22. There is also a need to overhaul our nutritional guidance.
Fri Sep 24, 2021, 11:11 AM
Sep 2021

Sugar is toxic, but it's added to just about every kind of processed food.

Metabolic syndrome and it's resulting disease processes are a huge drain on the healthcare system.

Profit trumps the public good in this country. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2021 #1
Agreed moose65 Sep 2021 #2
We're the most obese nation on Earth, and getting worse every year NickB79 Sep 2021 #3
It is for profit. Unfortunately, which politicians are going to tell doctors, nurses, Hoyt Sep 2021 #4
This simply isn't true edhopper Sep 2021 #5
Exactly. Our nurses and doctors make more than counterparts in Britain, Germany, etc. Hoyt Sep 2021 #6
Again, you are wrong edhopper Sep 2021 #9
Do you even read the articles? US docs make a good 20+% more than Hoyt Sep 2021 #12
Last sentence edhopper Sep 2021 #13
Let's take a break with that. Have enjoyed the discussion. Hope we end up Hoyt Sep 2021 #14
Yes edhopper Sep 2021 #17
Malpractice caps is what we were told in Texas would lower HC cost and it didn't. The MPI didn't go uponit7771 Sep 2021 #26
Agree 100%. Hoyt Sep 2021 #27
They are making $$ dweller Sep 2021 #7
Same with assisted living n/t hibbing Sep 2021 #8
In a word, greed... I've worked in hospitals for many decades and if the money is there... mitch96 Sep 2021 #10
Health insurance, the more medical costs are the larger the profits are. If they pay out $100 doc03 Sep 2021 #11
One risk pool is a health care system. Multiple risk pools is an investment scheme. Ron Green Sep 2021 #15
Health care does not need to be that expensive but the system supports it. For goodness sake, akbacchus_BC Sep 2021 #16
Insurance companies don't care so much about costs... hunter Sep 2021 #18
There is no one reason. There is about a dozen reasons. fescuerescue Sep 2021 #19
Yes Drs and Nurses make a living edhopper Sep 2021 #21
I didn't say there was no profit involved. fescuerescue Sep 2021 #31
So when edhopper Sep 2021 #32
This isn't a forum where we criticize our own. fescuerescue Sep 2021 #33
I agree edhopper Sep 2021 #34
Working for a living isn't that kind of "profit." hunter Sep 2021 #35
Profit over morals. Merica! sarcasmo Sep 2021 #20
There is also a need to overhaul our nutritional guidance. redqueen Sep 2021 #22
We were told again and again that we "don't want socialized medicine" cuz you can't pick your own CTyankee Sep 2021 #23
They had arguments edhopper Sep 2021 #24
I traveled to Europe each year for 10 consecutive years to research art works and history. In each CTyankee Sep 2021 #25
Shareholders are the 21st century gods. And we continue to sacrifice grandma's health to them. lindysalsagal Sep 2021 #28
"Shareholders" is also bullshit edhopper Sep 2021 #30
DURec leftstreet Sep 2021 #29
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