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Farmer-Rick

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12. Yup, capitalism destroys what it feeds on

Reply to werdna (Original post)

Thu May 2, 2024, 10:23 AM

May 2

It's all about profit, huge salaries for CEOs, stock prices, cutting wages and image. It's never about making a better product or providing a better service.

Sometimes the corporate behemoth will stumble onto, or be forced to provide, better products and services but it's never their priority.

This is how economies stagnate and fail to meet the needs of a nation.

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"This is such a great system!" cartoon, Barry Deutsch [View all] werdna May 1 OP

KNR Diamond_Dog May 1 #1

My favorite was when my doctor wrote an Rx for aspirin... malthaussen May 1 #2

A prescription for plain aspirin? PoindexterOglethorpe May 1 #3

Nope. 81mg heart regimen aspirin. Just the usual stuff. n/t malthaussen May 1 #8

No prescription needed. PoindexterOglethorpe May 1 #11

I get ibuprofen by prescription despite it being OTC. Elessar Zappa May 2 #16

Well, I hope you declined insurance and paid for it out of pocket. nt Trueblue Texan May 2 #13

Yeah. malthaussen May 2 #15

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Your situation reminds me of the time I had a stent placed in my chest. TurboDem May 1 #5

Colace EndlessWire May 1 #10

Death by spreadsheet. OMGWTF May 1 #6

As a happy Medicare recipient I am shocked by the bills my doctors send to them, OMGWTF May 1 #7

I currently have 3 different organizations providing 3 different coverages... malthaussen May 1 #9

Yup, capitalism destroys what it feeds on Farmer-Rick May 2 #12

We are beating Croatia. Be proud. Edwcraig May 2 #14