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Something You Will NOT Hear From The Impeached President trump
“Over 140 global leaders and experts on Thursday issued an open letter urging world powers to guarantee that both a coronavirus vaccine and any treatment for Covid-19, when available, be free for everyone in order to put the ‘the interests of all humanity’ ahead of those of the wealthiest corporations and governments.”
But no one will ever hear the impeached president trump make any statement asking for anything so subversive to the United States’ predatory capitalism. And it would go against all modern U.S. business models to require an American corporation to donate the potential profits from a vaccine to cure or prevent this deadly disease, simply to save a few thousand lives of those who could not afford to pay for the serum, or have health insurance coverage.
Corporate altruism can only go so far, when it starts dipping into stockholders' dividends and upper management’s bonuses, FVCK HUMAN LIFE! It’s the only fair way of looking at the situation.
Take Jeff Bezos for example. So far, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bezos’ wealth increased $30 billion, but even while his Amazon warehouse employees must remain on the job, unable to maintain social distancing for their own safety, and have been called “heroes” by the company, “Generous Jeff” decided that $30 billion wasn’t enough. So, the warehouse workers will lose that $2-an-hour pay increase and the double overtime pay come the end of May. And those essential, front-line workers at the Amazon-owned Whole Foods supermarkets, their $2 hourly raises will evaporate on June 1.
It been apparent that most Republican voters, a sizable number of Democratic voters, and a varying number of centrists have long held the opinion human life (except that of the unborn for conservatives) was a lesser priority than corporate profits. Why else are they so willing to uselessly sacrifice the lives of their children in endless wars designed to profit the billionaire stockholders in the defense industry? These voters consistently elect politicians that fight against safety regulations for automobiles, the workplace, for manufactured products, etc., or support policies that limit their effectiveness.
So, given the past history of our government and leaders of Big Business, it is foolish for anyone to believe they would abandon decades of policies that created and protect the predatory capitalism, that made so very few incredibly wealthy, and cost the lives of so many thousands.
No, any vaccine developed to cure or prevent the COVID-19 virus will be costly to American patients.
Since the impeached president trump and his lies became the beacon that guides the thoughts of conservatives, it is a complete waste of time to return to one’s thread only to read the mindless prattle the conservatives spew when responding. Now, it’s post the OP, then move on.
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