This seems obvious and it's probably in the comments, but how do we incentivize companies to research and release these cures to the public? Shouldn't these companies be massively rewarded if they permanently fix one of society's problems? We should obviously tax treatments much more than cures, the latter should probably be fully subsidized too, no?
Shouldn't this be pushed to the extreme, if a company is found to be suppressing technology that could save lives yet they're focusing on therapies that simply treat the disease, doesn't that warrant some sort of punishment? This is the one of the best examples of how capitalism can be detrimental to society and should be an area that is fully explored. People are dying because there is more money to be made off of treating a disease than curing it and the amount of death and suffering caused by this is simply inexcusable.
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This seems obvious and it's probably in the comments, but how do we incentivize companies to research and release these cures to the public? Shouldn't these companies be massively rewarded if they permanently fix one of society's problems? We should obviously tax treatments much more than cures, the latter should probably be fully subsidized too, no? Shouldn't this be pushed to the extreme, if a company is found to be suppressing technology that could save lives yet they're focusing on therapies that simply treat the disease, doesn't that warrant some sort of punishment? This is the one of the best examples of how capitalism can be detrimental to society and should be an area that is fully explored. People are dying because there is more money to be made off of treating a disease than curing it and the amount of death and suffering caused by this is simply inexcusable.