Oh, the Absurdity...

Someone needs to explain this to me. The cure for cancer won't make money, so big business won't produce it.

Wait, it gets better. There isn't enough lead in the air you breath.

All of a sudden, this sounds like a conspiracy. In order to make money off of a cheap drug, the EPA repeals the law restricting lead emissions so everyone will get cancer. At least they will make the cancer drug. Putting the sarcasm on hold, can anyone come up with a plausible explanation to such an efficient operation of economics?