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> resulting in America's poor being the richest poor people in the world. That's a pretty big assertion without evidence especially with America's awful health
by rhcom2 5y ago
> resulting in America's poor being the richest poor people in the world.
That's a pretty big assertion without evidence especially with America's awful healthcare system and it's smaller safety net than some other countries.
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- hkt 5y agoGDP per capita includes public spending, but (I'm guessing here) may not include a weighting for what people value. So America's epic military budget counts towards that figure, but the comparison with (eg) universal healthcare elsewhere is dollar for dollar. Which is to say, GDP per capita does not reflect public values, only public spending.
- TheCoelacanth 5y agoEverywhere in the world had an awful healthcare system during the time period they're talking about. Germany had made a few baby steps towards socialized healthcare at the very end of the 19th century, but other than that socialized healthcare systems didn't start until the 20th century and universal coverage not until after World War II.
- WalterBright 5y agoFor big evidence, look at the hundreds of thousands of people tramping thousands of miles just for a shot at getting into America.
- DarylZero 5y agoAre you somehow unaware of migration into Europe?
- WalterBright 5y agoThey'd rather come here. I've met Afghan refugees here, and refugees from the Middle East. You bet they'd rather be in the US.
- avgcorrection 5y agoAfghan refugees know from experience that the heart of the Western Empire is the least likely place to be bombed.
- DarylZero 5y ago> I've met Afghan refugees here [in the US] How can you not see the obvious problem with that logic?! (Aside from the anecdata issue.)
- rhcom2 5y agoThat isn't evidence for what you asserted. Just evidence that for those people it might be worse somewhere else.
- WalterBright 5y ago> might be Maybe you should do them a service and inform them that America is a hell-hole?
- rhcom2 5y agoI just pushed back on a unsupported statement, not sure where you got "hell-hole" from. God forbid we admit America isn't the greatest country on earth in everything.