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  This isn’t the reason, this is merely yet another example and manifestation of the reason.  Greed. 
  Society competing against itself to reward the winners with wealth extracted from society in excess of value provided to society is self defeating.   
  Planet and resources: finite
  Population: exponential growth
  I don’t think maximizing consumption to produce a few billionaires is a long term solution.  
  If economist designed cars, they’d all get 0mpg and be considered the best for it.
context: $19 Billion over two years.  And they want to go from $3/dose to 130.  
  I'm not saying this is the reason this country sucks.  But it's certainly contributing.