Except, in the case of corporations, it does, it seems. I'm in agreement with you; it's a pet peeve of mine that so many people think that corporations should be carrying our societal water. They are somehow responsible for our climate, our healthcare, our social mores, our familial economic choices... frankly I think we ask too much of our corporations, in the sense that instead of making them RESPONSIBLE for this stuff, we ought to take them out of the loop entirely. It's INSANE to me that we have continued to tie healthcare to our jobs in that way.
This goes into not being "Self-Reliant" and being too reliant on "The other". We, Humanity, have evolved to be more reliant on "the other", that we lost the knowledge of being "Self-Reliant", which includes Growing and Hunting our own food, a bare necessity of life.
So what if they stand to make a profit on this? How do we expect them to pay for the scientists, the equipment, the time, the materials, the intellectual property, to achieve these milestones? What about the other firms that tried and failed (the White House apparently did not give Pfizer the exclusive rights to the vaccine, anticipating that as many as six firms would ultimately have a workable vaccine; a smart move in most instances, except the one where only Pfizer of the six achieved approval.)
For one, you'd think The Scientists, would do these things not out of money, but for the betterment of humanity in general. You'd think those scientists would see the betterment of humanity as payment enough for their work. Same can be said to the healthcare workers. To me, that is the definition of Greed. Doing things because of the money involved (or rewards) and not out of the kindness of your own heart (expecting nothing in return for your work).
The government should be funding the supplies, materials, and the equipment, for these scientists/healthcare workers, to do what needs to be done. But then, you have government being selective with their research "NO, it's forbidden to research this, and we won't fund you the supplies, materials, and equipment, if you decide to research it." (Cannabis and Hemp).
I don't care if they make a profit. It's a part of a Capitalist Society. I can choose not to buy their product. As I don't do now anyways, and won't ever. That's where I know that company is a greedy company and only cares about profits, and not the betterment of Society, and humanity as whole. Which would make them Sinister.
That's a philosophical question though; why should scientists and healthcare workers shoulder that burden? Who's going to pay for the equipment, schooling, research, raw materials and testing for all this "free science"? My cousin is a nurse in Connecticut, and that kid has worked her balls off for the last 10 months; who was going to pay her rent, buy her food, pay her car payments, etc. etc. while she was giving all this care out of the goodness of her heart? I choose to think of "capitalism" slightly different than most; it's no different than communism except there are transfer payments. It's an additional step. And the "corruption" (in the sense of not being pure) of capitalism is greed, while the "corruption" of communism is socialist totalitarianism. They both can be abused, but in the purer form facilitate a utility.
I know it's philosophical. I tend to pose those questions a lot, mainly because they are questions, I feel, need to be asked right now.
Before the invention of money. We were people whom traded and bartered. I would trade, my fruits, my crafts, and items of necessity, for another item of necessity "the other" has that I do not but I also need. In return, "the other" is getting what they needed but didn't have. You had to know how to Farm, or make those crafts in order to survive. It's how slavery became a trade. People's Hard work and Labor was a form of trade and barter.
With the invention of money, we have 1 thing, that replaces "the crafts, fruits, and items of necessity". That 1 thing has become the "item of necessity", in order to get items we need to survive. It's made us rely on that 1 thing to give to the 1 person that makes those items of necessity.
This is in response to your question of "why should scientists and healthcare workers shoulder that burden? Who's going to pay for the equipment, schooling, research, raw materials and testing for all this "free science"?" Because there is a reason why we Natives (or my ancestors/Tribe/Clan anyways) never had the concept of money. We were like "What the fuck is this" when we put out our hand for a handshake and the white man put a coin in his hand instead.
"And the "corruption" (in the sense of not being pure) of capitalism is greed, while the "corruption" of communism is socialist totalitarianism. They both can be abused, but in the purer form facilitate a utility."
That is a great quote, as It explains, my view of...I can't find the term so i'll say governments. Each one has a benefit to us as a collective humanity. It's when these governments get corrupted is when the bad begins to happen. It's why we have to find a balance between them all. And find out when the right time and place to use that certain government style. Like Socially we could be communist, Lawfully we are authoritarian, Capitalist in our ways of keeping resources from depleting, etc....It all depends on what aspects of life each one works better in. It's like knowing which farmer grows the best produce, and using that farmer to grow the supply for everybody, as that farmer has the knowledge and understanding of what that plants benefits are for humanity.
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