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Live free and die'? The sad state of U.S. life expectancy
- anovikov 4y agoMaybe nothing is being done because there is no mechanism which could make sure the stakeholders benefit from better overall health of population? Let's be honest: virtually any business thrives by making people sicker both physically and mentally and reducing their quality of life. I struggle to even imagine a way to make money by bringing benefit to society, and plenty of ways of making money by damaging it. And somehow, that doesn't work in Europe. Society just resists. There is almost no way to profit off custom software development in Europe, for example - i even stopped trying. Simply put, if people becomes healthier, no one who has any impact on anything, will benefit from it, and a lot of them will lose money.
- dudul 4y agoI don't remember the exact quote but it brings more money to treat people than to cure them.
- anovikov 4y agoIt may have very little connection with actual healthcare. May be not related to it at all. American healthcare isn't bad - pricey af, but not bad. It's everything else. Whenever there's anything that makes money, it usually does so by fuelling addiction, depression, despair, fear and anxiety.
- nabla9 4y ago> Maybe nothing is being done because there is no mechanism There exists several mechanisms, many of them are implemented around the world.
- nabla9 4y agoAnother statistics that goes well with this: Figure 3: After France, the United States is the biggest social spender when accounting for private social benefits and the impact of the tax system From gross public to total net social spending, as % GDP in 2019 https://oecdstatistics.blog/2023/02/02/sizing-up-welfare-states-how-do-oecd-countries-compare/ https://oecdstatistics.blog/2023/02/02/sizing-up-welfare-sta...