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Public opinion is that US handled pandemic bad but US is the most developed country in the world. There is no real public health system in US because health sys
by mrkramer 6y ago
Public opinion is that US handled pandemic bad but US is the most developed country in the world. There is no real public health system in US because health system is largely based on robust private health care sector.
It seems like China handled the best this pandemic so we all should ask them how they did it. We should send our health experts to China so they can learn something.
- rodolphoarruda 6y agoI don't think there is much room for the public opinion or the press to really inform the rest of the world about what's going on in China. We as outsiders make our opinion out of sheer inference when talking about China and the pandemic.
- lokedhs 6y agoThis is an honest question: by what standard is the US "the most developed country in the world"? The US indeed number one in several categories, but how do you define "development" such that the US is on top?
- mrkramer 6y agoEver heard of GDP?
- deadbunny 6y agoUsing GDP as your metric would put China as the 2nd most developed country in the world.
- mrkramer 6y agoWhat is your metric? Tell me about it.
- rodolphoarruda 6y agoHDI is widely regarded as the best metric for nation development.
- mrkramer 6y agoSo Norway is the most developed country in the world? http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/latest-human-development-index-ranking http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/latest-human-development-inde... I doubt it.
- rodolphoarruda 6y agoDon't ask me. DYOR.
- mrkramer 6y agoI did my research and all information points me to US being the most developed country in the world. For example this information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States
- deadbunny 6y agoClicking on "developed country" in your link takes you to [1] which doesn't seem to backup your claims in any of the listed metrics. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_country
- mrkramer 6y agoSo you are arguing with me that US is not the most developed country in the world or that it is not developed at all? "Most commonly, the criteria for evaluating the degree of economic development are gross domestic product (GDP)." US has the most highest GDP in the world but of course there are other 99 economic metrics and criteria where US is not first but looking at productivity and innovation they are number 1. "By 1890 the United States had overtaken the British Empire as the world's most productive economy." From my link.