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I agree with the last two paragraphs, but would quibble with the first. > The reason those medical professionals aren't paid better is because the money we spe

I agree with the last two paragraphs, but would quibble with the first. > The reason those medical professionals aren't paid better is because the money we spend on healthcare is going to pharmaceutical companies and hospitals, which eventually ends up in the hands of the private equity companies that own them. That's the result, but I think a big part of the reason that this is the case is because society (including the medical professionals themselves) absolutely refuses to let people use human life as leverage for bargaining. If workers cannot use the fruits of their labour as leverage, of course capital wins.

viklove 7y ago
> society Not society. Just the wealthy. Why do they feel this way? Because that means they don't get that money. They set the rules, and they get to decide what we work on (through funding companies and buying lobbyists). > If workers cannot use the fruits of their labour as leverage, of course capital wins. That's why we need UBI, so workers can use their dollar as leverage and the billionaires don't get to decide what we're allowed to work on and what we're not allowed to work on.