> Why, in 2 years of this pandemic, have we not devoted the resources to expanding bed capacity and staffing hospitals? When have we ( assuming you are US, for

> Why, in 2 years of this pandemic, have we not devoted the resources to expanding bed capacity and staffing hospitals? When have we ( assuming you are US, forgive me ) ever devoted resources to anything other than the military industrial complex and tax-cuts for the rich? We don't HAVE resources. We have already scraped out every piece of public spending and public works program out of our budgets. You expect us to be able to just scale back up after systematically disassembling our university[0] and medical systems over the past 30 years? OK, we increase capacity. We save a few people, so what? We are running a BUSINESS HERE. We can't have any extra capacity, that would cut into profits! Plus we are still low after paying $600 per insulin shot last month. Besides, haven't you heard? Everyone made a killing off the pandemic! It was great for business! BCBS posted 2 billion in profit last year! Don't worry your little head: Our healthcare and technology CEOs didn't have to sell their private jets or wait on buying that new yacht they have been eyeing. This is what neoliberalism looks like. Every drop of blood drained out of public spending, so we can reroute it to whoever gives our senators the largest bribe. 0: Which creates professionals upon which US healthcare depends