Speaking of curing cancer, the chart below shows that cancer and heart disease are the cause of half of all deaths. This is why a major focus of Unleash Prosperity Now research is to show the benefits of bringing new life saving cancer and heart drugs to the market sooner by speeding up the FDA drug approval process.

The chart also shows how the media distorts reality in harmful ways. For example, homicides and gun deaths account for roughly 1% of deaths but get half the media attention. This also makes us wonder why there is so much fear and loathing and disparaging of the biopharma and tech industries that are taking on these challenges to save and extend lives.

Drugs are expensive, yes, and politicians love to complain about drug company profits. But it reminds us of the old joke: Why is divorce so expensive? Because it’s worth it.