Look everybody knows it&#x27;s economics that drives this.  That&#x27;s not the point.  We have mechanisms in place that can isolate certain aspects of life and remove them from the capitalist machine.<p>On a grand scale it&#x27;s socialized medicine but even on a smaller scale it&#x27;s health insurance. And it&#x27;s why hospitals don&#x27;t kick out a dying person just because they&#x27;re destitute.  What we&#x27;re talking about isn&#x27;t &quot;why does medicine X cost $Y?&quot;  Most people understand that.<p>And that&#x27;s why it&#x27;s unfair to compare life-saving medication to buying a luxury vehicle.