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It's not for lack of trying. The US spends an enormous amount of money on social programs. See here for an example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countr
by cdoxsey 8y ago
It's not for lack of trying. The US spends an enormous amount of money on social programs. See here for an example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_social_welfare_spending https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_social_we...
It's less than Denmark/Norway/Sweden, but more than the UK for example (per capita).
- nojvek 8y agoYes but the welfare spending doesn't go as further as it does in in Australia, NZ, Denmark, Norway, Sweden e.t.c Mostly because US spends a ridiculous amount of money just moving records and doing busy work with layers and layers of middlemen. The healthcare complex is a good example.
- tptacek 8y agoThe US "safety-net" health system --- medicare in particular --- is significantly more efficient than the private market health care system in the US, which makes that example poor evidence for the argument you're trying to support.
- KyeRussell 8y agoIs that the bar we're setting?
- jahaja 8y agoWhy do you think cost per capita is a good indicator for what's a genuine attempt at implementing welfare programs?