alt Hacker NewsThis is just a longer version of "If we can spend so much on defense, why can't we do X?". The OP is compelling enough in understanding the tradeoffs of medical prevention vs. treatment. No need to rope in your pet peeve du jour.
This is just a longer version of "If we can spend so much on defense, why can't we do X?". The OP is compelling enough in understanding the tradeoffs of medical prevention vs. treatment. No need to rope in your pet peeve du jour.
I won't speak for other countries, but in the US, the answer to "Why do we spend so much on X" is typically because X is in large part a jobs program for special interests who are really good at lobbying, whether it is healthcare or defense or any other industry.
Representatives like high employment in their districts and employees of X like high salaries. It's an incentive-compatible equilibrium.