Still following the money? Have you heard of this?

I posted something about following the money earlier in the week. I suspect what I posted there might have been more in your face for most people.

I encountered something a week ago in my own life and its been kicking around in my head as a WTF moment since then.

One of my coworkers was talking about getting a positive COVID test. He then spoke about how he went ahead and paid $400 to get a different test which came back negative.

I was shaking my head over that but I kept my mouth shut. He and his family are definitely pro-vax. He is a friend and it is his choice. My immediate supervisor is in the same boat and lives not too far from that other. Therefore, I just stay out of those discussions.

I have discussed it before with them and I have called them out for mocking/ridiculing people that refuse to vaccinate before and they haven't really continued doing that.

I did find my mind going back to the fact he paid $400 to get another test since he was pretty sure it was a false positive...

How messed up is that?

Follow the money...

This is not something I hear a lot being spoken about but these tests are turning out to be insanely lucrative business as well.

If COVID is deemed mostly a non-issue (which is my stance) then what happens to these people making fortunes off of testing?

If they can make $400 off of a test might that incentivize making certain the free tests come back positive more often?

Today I saw an article actually touching upon this topic. It made me realize that writing about it might actually be something to do. I don't know if any of you have encountered this yet.

Americans are shelling out absolutely unthinkable sums of money to get their hands on a COVID test

EDIT: Also I think the following article from Zerohedge is a must read. It has some imagery and context that you may not have encountered. I know I have spoken of these things and so have others here but it is always good to see the approach others take.

Here's What Your Fellow Americans Think Should Happen To The Unvaccinated