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What the hell is it with Americans taking their broken healthcare system as a source of pride? You spend more public money on your healthcare system per capita
by redthrowaway 11y ago
What the hell is it with Americans taking their broken healthcare system as a source of pride? You spend more public money on your healthcare system per capita than any country save Norway and Switzerland[1]. You would save money and be able to lower taxes if you adopted universal healthcare, yet you persist in your delusion that your shitty healthcare is what allows you to be an economic powerhouse.
Insanity.
[1] http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.PCAP?order=wbapi_data_value_2013+wbapi_data_value+wbapi_data_value-last&sort=desc http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.PCAP?order=wbapi_...
- mmagin 11y agoAll I can conclude is that in US politics, it's far more politically suicidal to give things away to individuals for free than to waste government money.
- Florin_Andrei 11y agoAmerica is not a forward-thinking country anymore. This is not yet apparent for everyone, simply because very large amounts of financial and military power are still amassed here, which allow the country to dominate the world. But its ethos is falling far behind the times. That will take a while to unravel.
- monocasa 11y agoIt's because since your healthcare is intrinsically linked to your employment, it gives management a leg up on labor.