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That would impinge on a lot of "freedoms". Or so the mythology goes.
by Florin_Andrei 8y ago
That would impinge on a lot of "freedoms".
Or so the mythology goes.
- maxxxxx 8y agoThe US is too big, has too many states and is more diverse, therefore it's impossible to learn from others :)
- Florin_Andrei 8y agoRight. "The big engine that couldn't" excuse.
- gt_ 8y agoI got it! You’re right; America is a big place. It’s hard to conceive of all that mass at once. But is a state too big? I mean, most are much smaller than the largest of the rest of the developed world which has been treating healthcare as a citizen’s right for decades on end, and saving billions in the process. If you do that thing in that one state 50 times over, once for each of the other states, each using their own resources, you have the equivalency of the whole big entire America. Not even kidding. This is legitimate mathematics. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratio https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratio https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication I also know how to program computers but that’s for another day. EDIT: I thought about it some more and realized how big California is. As far as California goes, I think you’re actually right. California is just simply too big. I haven’t worked out an algorithm for it yet. That will require probably a whole city of computer scientists to work that one out.
- pm90 8y agoThe emphasis on choice and freedoms in the US is often good in principle, but imo has been abused in too many ways to justify some truly horrible policy decisions.
- gt_ 8y agoLike what freedom? The freedom to choose between health insurance and rent?