> Is the long-run alternative that future medicines like that are available for $0.50/month worldwide or not available at all? Not if the government nationaliz

> Is the long-run alternative that future medicines like that are available for $0.50/month worldwide or not available at all? Not if the government nationalizes the pharmaceutical industry and treats it like NASA, which it should have done a LONG time ago. > If the reduction in current value of their lifetime pay is greater than the value of their education debts, why wouldn’t they be incensed? I would be as well, as would most people. Hospitals are overworking medical staff. The average nursing shift is 12 hours long. Most surgeons are putting in 60+ hours a week. The number of medical staff needs to increase and their work hours need to be normalized as much as possible. We've allowed medical associations to artificially gatekeep the populations of staff for no damned good reason.