[ExI] Why is “cost of living” such a big problem?

[John Clark]

On Sat, Nov 7, 2026 at 10:29 AM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

*> So why doesn't most medical research somewhere else?  Answer: because in
> the USA, the medical system is a profit center. *


*Question: IF (a very big IF) you are right should the American public want
medical research to go somewhere else? Answer: Yes! Because then the cost
of medical care would be much less, and they would live longer, and they
would be in less pain. But of course you are about as far from being
correct as it is possible to be. *

*Question: Would a sick American libertarian say he had 3 choices and all
of them would be moral: don't buy the super expensive drug in the USA and
die, buy the super expensive drug in the USA and live in poverty in that
country, or buy the life-saving drug in Canada where it is dirt cheap and
then ILLEGALLY SMUGGLE it back home to the USA. Answer: YES!*

*Question: Spike, are you a libertarian? *

*John K Clark*










>
> >> ...Our system is set up to compel medical research investment to come
> here [...] John
>
> > ...If you were right (and of course you are NOT) then compelling medical
> research to come to the US would be an extremely stupid thing to do because
> the end result of it would be American consumers would be poorer, would die
> younger and do so in greater pain. Fuck that, do medical research someplace
> else!
>
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