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I'm not arguing that it has never/will never happen in America. I was trying to be careful with my wording, eg "more legitimized." I think that a place where he
by daenz 6y ago
I'm not arguing that it has never/will never happen in America. I was trying to be careful with my wording, eg "more legitimized." I think that a place where healthcare is government funded is more likely to accept decisions that other places consider overreaching by the state.
My underlying point is the power dynamic between a government and its people, and the argument that a government "providing" more things increases that dynamic in the favor of the government. This makes any decisions related to that dynamic more legitimized.
- iso1210 6y agoDo you have any evidence to back up your claim? The US government provides 27% of things in the US (budget vs GDP), about the same as South Korea and Switzerland, more than Ireland (23%), less than New Zealand (32%), UK (33%), Spain (34%), but not by an extreme amount.
- daenz 6y ago>The US government provides 27% of things in the US (budget vs GDP) This is silly. Budget vs GDP is not how you measure how much a government provides. You're not controlling for waste.