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I agree, but US healthcare needs cost- and incentive-structure reformation, which medicare-for-all will not accomplish. Also, SG's are very thin. A big contras

I agree, but US healthcare needs cost- and incentive-structure reformation, which medicare-for-all will not accomplish. Also, SG's are very thin. A big contrast to Americans. Another point: SG seems to have crazy-lax food service regulation compared to USA. Hawker centers are everywhere. Many make a living serving delicious, inexpensive foods this way. I would propose there is little to nothing to show for some of the US's hyper-aggressive food regulations leading to governments pouring bleach on food, or private charities holding secret events to help homeless people in America.

jpatokal 8y ago
Food regulation in Singapore is the opposite of "crazy-lax". Every hawker stall is regularly inspected and has the inspection results prominently posted, and despite being outside, the hawker centres are clean and sterilized to within an inch of their lives (there are no flies anywhere!). If people get sick from eating hawker food, it's headline news.
- wallace_f 8y ago
  I've seen the inspection notices, but I was thinking of it more from a civil liberties standpoint than an "ability to serve unsanitary food" standpoint. In other words: how practical is it for an Everyperson to own/operate a restaurant? I haven't personally owned restaurants in both SG and USA, but what I understand is it is way easier in SG in terms of red tape, capital, insurance etc. I think that's a very valid criticism.
  - yukonbound 8y ago
    In my experience the food in Singapore is fantastic. Especially in the foods halls. The food in America is diabolical. The amount of processed food with too much salt, sugar and fat makes you ill after a while. For the difference in health outcomes I’d start to look here. Especially as poor people have very little healthy options in the states.

4 ms·

I agree, but US healthcare needs cost- and incentive-structure reformation, which medicare-for-all will not accomplish. Also, SG's are very thin. A big contras

by wallace_f 8y ago

jpatokal 8y ago
Food regulation in Singapore is the opposite of "crazy-lax". Every hawker stall is regularly inspected and has the inspection results prominently posted, and despite being outside, the hawker centres are clean and sterilized to within an inch of their lives (there are no flies anywhere!). If people get sick from eating hawker food, it's headline news.
- wallace_f 8y ago
  I've seen the inspection notices, but I was thinking of it more from a civil liberties standpoint than an "ability to serve unsanitary food" standpoint. In other words: how practical is it for an Everyperson to own/operate a restaurant? I haven't personally owned restaurants in both SG and USA, but what I understand is it is way easier in SG in terms of red tape, capital, insurance etc. I think that's a very valid criticism.
  - yukonbound 8y ago
    In my experience the food in Singapore is fantastic. Especially in the foods halls. The food in America is diabolical. The amount of processed food with too much salt, sugar and fat makes you ill after a while. For the difference in health outcomes I’d start to look here. Especially as poor people have very little healthy options in the states.