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by mmphosis 16y ago
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190 social protection
105 health
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295 total health & social
38 defence
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519 total
population 62,041,708
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget
678 social security
676 medicare & medicaid
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1354 total health & social
782 defense
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3518 total
population 309,921,000
- petercooper 16y agoI had a look at similar numbers a few years back to back up a debate I was having and was surprised. The UK and US spend in the same order of magnitude per capita on public healthcare. Sadly, though, this isn't good. The US's healthcare budget covers a minority of the population whereas the UK's covers almost everyone. The only reason the US's budget is inflated is due to the extreme inefficiencies and price gouging that are rampant in the US healthcare market.