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Diet is a huge factor in quality and longevity in life. "Good" food is a lot more expensive than processed horse muck. So even there a financial divide exists.
by alan_cx 14y ago
Diet is a huge factor in quality and longevity in life. "Good" food is a lot more expensive than processed horse muck. So even there a financial divide exists. Unless we want to lean over to a more socialist way, that sort of divide will always exist. Poor people will usually die before richer people, mostly its down to food and water and sanitation, even fitness. I'd rather get those things right first, then worry about funky cancer drugs. Might need less cancer drugs if these things were addressed. Might need less drugs in general.
- amalag 14y agoNot much money to be made in healthy foods, much more money to be made in processed foods and cancer drugs. I don't think there is some grand conspiracy and huge collusion. I just think the profit factor is so huge in giving people crap foods. Then there is tons of money to be made selling them exotic drugs. Healthy foods means someone cooks fresh vegetables a few minutes before you eat it, can't store that in a warehouse.
- rmc 14y agoThere are many profitable businesses going after the healthy / natural food market. You just need to change your business and marketing to go after that segment. Additionally it's not as simple as "you can't store that in a warehouse". If you do the have the time to buy fresh vegetables (y'know every day or 2)and if you don't have the time to make them, then you can't eat that form of diet.
- anoncow 14y agoI hope you did not mean it, but cancer drugs are not funky. A better drug can mean anything from a permanent remission or cure to a few more months of life. And the poor get treatment in government-run hospitals(some of which are the best hospitals in the country).