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The Health Care Crisis V: Privatization

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How Did We End Up So Far Behind?

We're way behind a lot of these countries in terms of pharmacare and elder care, as you mentioned. Like, how did we fall so far behind? Well, I think a couple of things happen at the same time. There was a huge, very dominant for-profit pharmaceutical industry in the world. And they have really used trade agreements to their benefit more than almost any other industry.

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