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Its patently obvious. No sane individual will systematically go against their economy self interest.



You may wish to look into behavioral economics [1], a system of psychology + decision making that looks deeply at how individuals often do go against their economic (and other) self-interests.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_economics


I mean, mental health in this country has long been neglected, but I'm not sure that explains it all.




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