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My moonshot is to be a billionaire: defined as "positively impacting a billion people"
The corporate takeover of public health has left us trapped in a system designed for profit, not well-being.
At the heart of this crisis is our broken food system, shaped by policy failures that prioritize corporate profit over human health. While the U.S. dietary guidelines recommend that half our plates be filled with fruits and vegetables, only 5% of agricultural subsidies go toward fresh produce (ironically labeled “specialty crops”, as if real food is a luxury good). 95% of subsidies are funneled into commodity crops—the backbone of ultra-processed, disease-causing food, and food-as-medicine remains largely ignored in healthcare reimbursement models.
Our own government is fueling the chronic disease crisis through distorted procurement processes, enabling corporate influence to dictate food policy, and turning a blind eye to slanted science that serves industry interests over public health. Meanwhile, the revolving door between regulatory agencies, lobbyists, and industry executives ensures that profit-driven policies remain entrenched, keeping the system rigged against real reform.
Illustratively, SNAP (food stamps), where 23% of benefits—over $75 billion annually—are spent on sugary drinks and processed foods. Coca-Cola alone derives 20% of its U.S. revenue from SNAP purchases (tragicomically making it a billion-dollar recipient of welfare), meaning taxpayer dollars are subsidizing disease twice: on the front-end through junk food procurement and on the back, as Medicare and Medicaid pick up the $2 trillion bill (90% of which is driven by preventable chronic diseases). Obesity alone costs the world $2 trillion annually, equal to the economic burden of war and terrorism combined, yet public health efforts remain reactive rather than preventative. We are, quite literally, subsidizing disease with taxpayer dollars—then paying for it again through skyrocketing healthcare costs.
Despite spending more on healthcare than any other nation, for the first time in U.S. history, our life expectancy is declining, ranking 65th globally as lifestyle diseases overwhelm our system. The Standard American Diet (SAD)—appropriately named—isn’t just making us sick; it’s eroding our future. And yet, our public health response continues to ignore the root cause.
This is more than a health crisis—it is an economic and national security threat. A sick population is a weak population, and if we fail to address the systemic failures driving this crisis, we will continue to pour trillions into treating preventable disease, bankrupting our healthcare system while our national health, economy, and security collapse in real time.
We are at a tipping point—and I am committed to changing our course.
