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MatrixEscape Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-25-07 09:50 PM
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21. Getting to the public is a moot point when
you have to ask, who, amongst the public will get it?

We have heard that they can now charge what they want for medications because, well, they can!

So, since science, (in this odd dimension) is not altruistic, and we know that many people and families who can afford to, (or are insured adequately enough) will pay the going price, we can assume that we can only be hopeful about this potential cure if it can be accessed by everyone who needs it.

Sadly, we see that many wonderful, new technologies are out of reach for growing numbers of people. If you are poor and without insurance, do you get the latest tests, the triple-bypass, or the transplant? Without any form of social consideration for health-care, (as dubious as some health care may be) then the people who can be optimistic and excited about ground-breaking technology are the ones who have the wealth to partake in it, one way or another.
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