[Texas Voters] Prop 15

Assuming I make it to the polls on voting day, I will be voting yes for this Prop. However, I do agree with the point of many that are against it. Why only cancer? It's a lot of money that can do a lot of good.

 

better cancer than nothing.

just vote yes

 

someone vote yes for me!

 

I voted early last week, and voted yes on Prop 15.

 

As an aside, don't drug companies already spend a billions of dollars already? What is the incentive to find a "cure" for them or any doctor. If there were no diseases would they make as much money?

 

If you developed a drug that "cured" HIV or cancer or the common cold, you don't think that would be a huge moneymaker?

 

If that were the case, why is there even such a thing as a vaccine?

 

cancer is a bit different. We dont know enough to even develop some type of vaccine for it. We cant even treat it or identify it, for that matter, until its already present.

you'd be amazed how little is actually known about cancer.

 

Yet we spend billions of dollars researching it. You figure we would have more to show for it.

 

It's not like they'd just take those millions of dollars they don't spend on cancer research and bury it in a hole. They could spend it on schools or roads or a myriad of civil services.

 

hhhmmmmm 100$ for a one time shot
versus
10$ a month for life?

Rocket River
"The money is in the comeback"

 

I imagine alot of doctors, medical researchers and pharmaceutical executives could probably make money doing something else. It's just possible the reason some of those people are in this field is because they want to help others and treat diseases.

 

Compared to anywhere else in the world they are the most overpaid here.

 

They're not overpaid. We're a rich, prosperous country; and they provide a service, day-to-day preservation of public health, which contributes critically to that. Furthermore, they are global leaders on the treatment and eradication of major illnesses; which merits an additional premium from those of us, Americans, who get priority access to them before everyone else in the world. Low infant mortality rates and long life-spans aren't free.

 

You could:
A) Work really hard everyday seeing patients and make a good living, or
B) Find the cure for something, make millions off of the patents, write books for more money, and tour the world to teach doctors and give presentations.

Hmmmm.....

Not in the age of continuing decreases in health insurance payouts, increasing med mal insurance rates, etc etc. Sure there are exceptions, but your average, rank and file family practice guy isn't making nearly what they used to...especially given what they have to pay to get their education.