The purpose of government should be to help its people thrive.
A deal struck between Canada's New Democratic Party and Justin Trudeau's Liberals may pave the road for free prescription drugs for Canadians. But the plan is up against powerful enemies in Big Pharma and insurance. jacobinmag.com/2022/03/canad…

Mar 26, 2022 · 7:17 AM UTC

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When Governments show that their main interest is the wellbeing of its Citizens in all areas of life and is embedded in the consciousness of everyone including wealthy entities, then actions taken will be driven towards this the betterment of the Citizens and not individual Corp
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No one thrives under your favorite communism/socialism systems. Everyone suffers. In socialism, it’s great until you run out of other people’s money! And of course, the elite will always be rich and powerful. Here’s lookin at u, kid
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The State ONLY-can only-help the general population SURVIVE-and only at the lowest common denominator. THRIVING is the inside job of one’s UNIQUE individuation journey-which should be hands off the largest unique denominator by the State. THIS is the whole MEANING OF U.S.A.❤️🇺🇸
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Liberty and Justice for all. The purpose of the government SHOULD be insure personal autonomy and fairness. Fairness can only exist because social animals demand and reinforce it. The government COULD help people thrive but it is not even doing what it SHOULD.
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Politicians needs donors. Donors need money. Money comes from profits. Profits are inflated by decreasing expenditures. Payroll is an expenditure. The more desperate people are the less they'll work for. Therefore it doesn't serve politicians to make people less desperate.
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yeah just like a nanny🤣
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if the drugs are free how do the people involved with the research, development, production, and distribution of the drugs earn a living? if everyone gets everything for free where is the revenue stream to pay for it?
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But as @donalddhoffman says doing so by taking a realistic view of the (often selfish) drives evolutionary biology has bequeathed us while still striving toward eventual transcendence of those drives. But we ain't there.
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