since it is one of the largest industrie in the country with more than 12.9 million healthcare jobs after all healthy people do not fill hospitals Healthy people do not support the doctors family and pay a mortgage payment or a car payment.
2007-02-28 08:19:58 · 10 answers · asked by 3325 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
its junk food and unscrupulous pharmaceutical companies driving it.
2007-02-28 08:22:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that for the most part, people can control their health destiny through diet. Governments heavily subsidize the meat industry and the pharmaceutical industry too. All in the name of the almighty buck. But people do pay taxes which does get allocated to health, at least here in Canada. More of the healthy people are starting to demand that there be more taxes on things that make people unhealthy such as cigarettes and food choices. This is a great way to hit people where it counts the most,... in their pocket books.
2007-02-28 18:05:43 · answer #2 · answered by T A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No disease and sickness have always been part of mankind. What is ironic is that in our "advanced" curture we are prolonging lifespans by making it disease more controllable through the use of medical techniques and medicines.
The real challenge comes when the life span grows to the point at which the young people will HAVE to pay to take care of the old people - who will not be able to work - due to age.
Will the youth of tommorow pay for the monthy bill of $500 for the medicines per person to keep me alive? - That's and interesting question....
2007-02-28 17:20:31 · answer #3 · answered by Dr Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't drive the economy per se. However, the health care sector of the workforce and marketplace, and the impact of sickness and disease upon society and productivity, are very significant.
2007-02-28 17:48:16 · answer #4 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's another way to look at it perhaps --- disease and sickness can "drive our economy" when the people studying this and making the decisions are not at their best due to their own ill health. Hmmmmmmm
2007-02-28 16:24:03 · answer #5 · answered by lovelylady6010 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money drives our economy. Pharmaceuticals play a big part and they encourage disease and the belief thereof. The media propagates this. We wouldn't be sick if we didn't believe in sickness. And we would have more money if we didn't believe that money or the love thereof was evil.
2007-02-28 16:23:45 · answer #6 · answered by Keenu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's fear of disease and sickness that drives the healthcare industry. Their ads are turning us into a country of hypochondriacs.
2007-02-28 16:24:18 · answer #7 · answered by rag dollie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, disease and sickness hurt the economy because of the lost production.
2007-02-28 16:23:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Supply and demand.
2007-02-28 16:22:47 · answer #9 · answered by KC Slim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as much as fear and desire do.
2007-02-28 16:27:42 · answer #10 · answered by Year of the Monkey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋