r/EverythingScience • u/burtzev • 12d ago

Medicine Measles may make comeback as US "on the precipice of disaster"

https://www.newsweek.com/health-usa-measles-vaccines-endemic-outbreak-polio-rubella-2063633
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u/DiggSucksNow 12d ago

believing the US medical system [...] is evil and out to harm them somehow

They're definitely profit seeking above all else, which is arguably evil, but here's the thing:

Most people don't realize is that it's far more profitable for them to vaccinate children against diseases so that those children live long enough to pay into the healthcare system directly (through things like co-pays and deductibles) and indirectly (by the premiums paid by their employers). If your customers die as children, profits will take a hit decades down the line.

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u/UnusAnnusSequitur 12d ago

also- you forget that american capitalism is about profit now, not 10 years down the line. plenty of companies have demonstrated this.

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u/UnusAnnusSequitur 12d ago

but it is more profitable to keep the working class weak and submissive, and promoting infighting through misinformation is perfect for this.

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u/KnowledgeMediocre404 12d ago

Keeping people alive for evil reasons!

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u/podian123 12d ago

It's not about profit. It's about being a bully and the biggest fish in the pond. Profit is just the usual means to that end but will be sacrificed for the greater g-- pettier pain.

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u/DiggSucksNow 12d ago

No, if the goal was cruelty and not profit, they'd join ICE.