The article doesn't bring up the fact that a majority of the people in developed countries have plenty of resources to afford their needs. A house is not a nece

The article doesn't bring up the fact that a majority of the people in developed countries have plenty of resources to afford their needs. A house is not a necessity. A car is not a necessity. And as one of the commenters pointed out, the rising cost of health care must be in part attributed to _better_ health care. It makes a difference, since many OTC drugs that we take for granted today would be considered life-savers in the 1930s.